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HURRICANE LINDA ADVISORY NUMBER   5

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP152015

900 PM MDT SUN SEP 06 2015



...LINDA NOW A HURRICANE...AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING...





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

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LOCATION...16.1N 110.4W

ABOUT 470 MI...755 KM S OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...989 MB...29.21 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.





DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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AT 900 PM MDT (0300 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LINDA WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 16.1 NORTH, LONGITUDE 110.4 WEST. LINDA IS MOVING

TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH (22 KM/H).  THIS GENERAL MOTION

WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE

OF DAYS.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH (120 KM/H)

WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  RAPID INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST, AND LINDA

COULD BE NEAR MAJOR HURRICANE STRENGTH ON MONDAY.  WEAKENING IS

FORECAST TO BEGIN ON TUESDAY.



HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES (55 KM) FROM THE

CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES

(150 KM).



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 989 MB (29.21 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 300 AM MDT.



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