WTPZ32 KNHC 152034 RRA

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TROPICAL STORM NORMA ADVISORY NUMBER   6

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP172017

300 PM MDT FRI SEP 15 2017



...NORMA ALMOST A HURRICANE...





SUMMARY OF 300 PM MDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...18.9N 110.1W

ABOUT 60 MI...95 KM E OF SOCORRO ISLAND

ABOUT 275 MI...445 KM S OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...990 MB...29.24 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.



INTERESTS IN BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF

NORMA.  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH COULD BE REQUIRED TONIGHT OR TOMORROW

FOR A PART OF THE PENINSULA.





DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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AT 300 PM MDT (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NORMA WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.9 NORTH, LONGITUDE 110.1 WEST.  NORMA IS

MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 2 MPH (4 KM/H).  A SLOW

NORTHWESTWARD OR NORTHWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT

COUPLE OF DAYS.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH (110 KM/H)

WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE

NEXT DAY OR SO, AND NORMA IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE THIS

EVENING OR TONIGHT.



TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES (150 KM)

FROM THE CENTER.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 990 MB (29.24 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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SURF:  SWELLS GENERATED BY NORMA WILL BEGIN AFFECTING PORTIONS

OF THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO AND BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR THIS