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HURRICANE SERGIO ADVISORY NUMBER  33

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP212018

800 AM PDT SUN OCT 07 2018



...SERGIO A LITTLE WEAKER BUT EXPECTED TO REMAIN A HURRICANE FOR

SEVERAL DAYS...





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

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LOCATION...14.5N 126.8W

ABOUT 1245 MI...2005 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...967 MB...28.56 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 LARGE EYE OF HURRICANE SERGIO WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.5 NORTH, LONGITUDE 126.8 WEST. SERGIO IS

MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8 MPH (13 KM/H).  SERGIO IS EXPECTED TO

SLOW DOWN AND TURN NORTHWARD BY TONIGHT, AND THEN TURN NORTHEASTWARD

ON MONDAY.  A FASTER NORTHEASTWARD MOTION IS ANTICIPATED BY TUESDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 105 MPH (165

KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SLOW WEAKENING IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT

FEW DAYS, BUT SERGIO IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A HURRICANE INTO

MID-WEEK.



HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES (110 KM) FROM

THE CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 185

MILES (295 KM).



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 967 MB (28.56 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 ZELINSKY