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HURRICANE NORMAN ADVISORY NUMBER  13

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP162018

200 AM PDT FRI AUG 31 2018



...NORMAN WEAKENS A LITTLE BUT REMAINS A POWERFUL HURRICANE...





SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...16.9N 120.2W

ABOUT 785 MI...1265 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH...220 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WSW OR 250 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...946 MB...27.94 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.





DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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AT 200 AM PDT (0900 UTC), THE EYE OF HURRICANE NORMAN WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 16.9 NORTH, LONGITUDE 120.2 WEST. NORMAN IS MOVING

TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH (15 KM/H). A TURN TOWARD THE

WEST AND WEST-NORTHWEST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS

EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 140 MPH (220 KM/H)

WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  NORMAN IS A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE ON THE

SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST,

HOWEVER, NORMAN IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A POWERFUL HURRICANE FOR THE

NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.



HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES (35 KM) FROM THE

CENTER, AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES

(150 KM).



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 946 MB (27.94 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 800 AM PDT.



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FORECASTER ZELINSKY