WTPZ35 KNHC 040234 TCPEP5 BULLETIN HURRICANE HECTOR ADVISORY NUMBER 14 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP102018 800 PM PDT FRI AUG 03 2018 ...HECTOR QUICKLY STRENGTHENS INTO A MAJOR HURRICANE... SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...14.2N 130.9W ABOUT 1500 MI...2410 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA ABOUT 1640 MI...2640 KM E OF HILO HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH...195 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...967 MB...28.56 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- AT 800 PM PDT (0300 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE HECTOR WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 130.9 WEST. HECTOR IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH (19 KM/H) AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 120 MPH (195 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. HECTOR IS A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING AT A SLOWER RATE IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES (30 KM) FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES (110 KM). THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 967 MB (28.56 INCHES). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 200 AM PDT. .... FORECASTER BEVEN