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HURRICANE WILLA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 6A

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP242018

1200 PM MDT SUN OCT 21 2018



...WILLA CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN...

....HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WATCHES IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE

SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO...





SUMMARY OF 1200 PM MDT...1800 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...16.8N 106.9W

ABOUT 260 MI...420 KM SSW OF CABO CORRIENTES MEXICO

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...971 MB...28.67 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:



NONE



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:



A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

.. SAN BLAS TO MAZATLAN



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

.. PLAYA PERULA TO SAN BLAS



A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE

WITHIN THE WATCH AREA.  A WATCH IS TYPICALLY ISSUED 48 HOURS

BEFORE THE ANTICIPATED FIRST OCCURRENCE OF TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE

WINDS, CONDITIONS THAT MAKE OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS DIFFICULT OR

DANGEROUS.



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA, GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS.



ADDITIONAL WATCHES MAY BE REQUIRED FOR A PORTION OF THE COAST OF

MAINLAND MEXICO LATER TODAY, AND INTERESTS ELSEWHERE ALONG THE

COASTS OF WEST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN MAINLAND MEXICO SHOULD

MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF WILLA.



FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, PLEASE MONITOR

PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.





DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK