WTPZ34 KNHC 210841 RRA TCPEP4 BULLETIN HURRICANE WILLA ADVISORY NUMBER 5 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP242018 300 AM MDT SUN OCT 21 2018 ...WILLA RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES INTO A HURRICANE SOUTHWEST OF MEXICO... ....EXPECTED TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE BY MONDAY MORNING... SUMMARY OF 300 AM MDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...16.2N 106.5W ABOUT 240 MI...390 KM SW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...984 MB...29.06 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. INTERESTS ALONG THE COASTS OF WEST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF WILLA. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- AT 300 AM MDT (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WILLA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 106.5 WEST. WILLA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH (11 KM/H), AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AND NORTH IS EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY AND MONDAY. WILLA IS EXPECTED TO ACCELERATE TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND APPROACH THE COAST OF WEST-CENTRAL MAINLAND MEXICO BY LATE TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 85 MPH (140 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. RAPID STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO, AND WILLA IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE BY MONDAY MORNING. WILLA IS A SMALL TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS ONLY EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 10 MILES (20 KM) FROM THE CENTER AND