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HURRICANE OLIVIA ADVISORY NUMBER  15

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP172018

800 AM PDT TUE SEP 04 2018



...OLIVIA INTENSIFIES INTO A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE...





SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...17.0N 118.2W

ABOUT 675 MI...1085 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...971 MB...28.68 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 800 AM PDT (1500 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OLIVIA WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 17.0 NORTH, LONGITUDE 118.2 WEST.  OLIVIA IS MOVING

TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH (19 KM/H), AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS

EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.  A TURN TOWARD THE

WEST-NORTHWEST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED ON

WEDNESDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH (165 KM/H) WITH HIGHER

GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED TODAY, AND OLIVIA

COULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE.  A GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED

BEGINNING LATE WEDNESDAY OR WEDNESDAY NIGHT.



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

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

(165 KM).



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 971 MB (28.68 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 200 PM PDT.



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FORECASTER BEVEN