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HURRICANE ROSA ADVISORY NUMBER   8

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP202018

900 PM MDT WED SEP 26 2018



...ROSA STILL STRENGTHENING OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN...





SUMMARY OF 900 PM MDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...16.9N 113.1W

ABOUT 595 MI...960 KM WSW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO

ABOUT 465 MI...745 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...982 MB...29.00 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 900 PM MDT (0300 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ROSA WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 16.9 NORTH, LONGITUDE 113.1 WEST. ROSA IS MOVING

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

EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY, WITH A SLOWER MOTION TOWARD

THE WEST-NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY AND NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY ANTICIPATED.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 85 MPH (140 KM/H)

WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ROSA IS FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE BY

LATE THURSDAY, WITH FURTHER STRENGTHENING POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY.



HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES (45 KM) FROM THE

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

(165 KM).



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 982 MB (29.00 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