WTPZ22 KNHC 160848 RRA

TCMEP2



HURRICANE NORMA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   8

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP172017

0900 UTC SAT SEP 16 2017



CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...



THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR

THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA FROM LOS BARRILES SOUTHWARD AROUND THE

PENINSULA TO TODOS SANTOS...AND HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WATCH

NORTH OF TODOS SANTOS TO SANTA FE.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. LOS BARRILES TO TODOS SANTOS



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

. NORTH OF TODOS SANTOS TO SANTA FE



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS.



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE

POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA, GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS.



INTERESTS IN THE REMAINDER OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA SHOULD

MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF NORMA.



HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 19.0N 110.2W AT 16/0900Z

POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM



PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH OR 360 DEGREES AT   0 KT



ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  987 MB

MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  65 KT WITH GUSTS TO  80 KT.

64 KT....... 25NE  25SE   0SW   0NW.

50 KT....... 50NE  40SE  30SW  30NW.

34 KT....... 80NE  80SE  70SW  70NW.

12 FT SEAS..150NE 180SE  90SW  90NW.

WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL

MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.



REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 19.0N 110.2W AT 16/0900Z

AT 16/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 19.0N 110.2W



FORECAST VALID 16/1800Z 19.7N 110.3W