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HURRICANE NORMAN ADVISORY NUMBER  15

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP162018

200 PM PDT FRI AUG 31 2018



...NORMAN WEAKENS SOME...

................................................STILL A STRONG

    CATEGORY

    3

    HURRICANE...



SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...16.5N 121.5W

ABOUT 875 MI...1405 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH...205 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WSW OR 255 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...954 MB...28.17 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 PM PDT (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE NORMAN WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 16.5 NORTH, LONGITUDE 121.5 WEST. NORMAN IS MOVING

TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH (13 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 125 MPH (205 KM/H)

WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  NORMAN IS A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE ON THE

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

BUT NORMAN IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A POWERFUL HURRICANE THROUGH THE

EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK.



HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES (55 KM) FROM THE

CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES

(165 KM).



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 954 MB (28.17 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE





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