WTPZ35 KNHC 262030 RRA

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HURRICANE ROSA ADVISORY NUMBER   7

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP202018

300 PM MDT WED SEP 26 2018



...ROSA CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY...





SUMMARY OF 300 PM MDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...16.5N 112.2W

ABOUT 545 MI...880 KM WSW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO

ABOUT 465 MI...750 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB...29.15 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 300 PM MDT (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ROSA WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 16.5 NORTH, LONGITUDE 112.2 WEST. ROSA IS MOVING

TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH (17 KM/H), AND THIS GENERAL

MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.  A NORTHWESTWARD TURN

FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS FORECAST OVER THE WEEKEND.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH (130 KM/H)

WITH HIGHER GUSTS, AND RAPID STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST TO

CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.  AFTERWARD, FURTHER STRENGTHENING IS

EXPECTED AT A SLOWER RATE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.



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

CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES

(130 KM).



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB (29.15 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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SURF:  SWELLS GENERATED BY ROSA WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE COAST OF

SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO AND THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA