WTPZ31 KNHC 120241 TCPEP1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ORLENE ADVISORY NUMBER 5 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP162016 800 PM PDT SUN SEP 11 2016 ...ORLENE RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING OVER THE OPEN PACIFIC... ...EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE ON MONDAY... SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...16.6N 118.3W ABOUT 700 MI...1125 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 800 PM PDT (0300 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ORLENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.6 NORTH, LONGITUDE 118.3 WEST. ORLENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH (15 KM/H). A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AND THEN NORTH WITH A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 65 MPH (100 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS, AND ORLENE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY MONDAY MORNING. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES (95 KM) FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB (29.56 INCHES). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 200 AM PDT. .. FORECASTER STEWART=