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HURRICANE OLIVIA ADVISORY NUMBER  24

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP172018

800 AM PDT THU SEP 06 2018



...OLIVIA REMAINS A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOVING MAJOR HURRICANE...





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

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LOCATION...18.4N 127.2W

ABOUT 1160 MI...1865 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH...195 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...959 MB...28.32 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 EYE OF HURRICANE OLIVIA WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 18.4 NORTH, LONGITUDE 127.2 WEST.  OLIVIA IS MOVING

TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH (24 KM/H), AND THIS MOTION

WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT

COUPLE OF DAYS.  A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST IS EXPECTED OVER THE

WEEKEND.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH (195 KM/H) WITH HIGHER

GUSTS.  OLIVIA IS A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON

HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TODAY.  AFTER

THAT, A GRADUAL WEAKENING TREND IS FORECAST TO BEGIN TONIGHT OR

FRIDAY.



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

CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES

(185 KM).



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 959 MB (28.32 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