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HURRICANE JOHN ADVISORY NUMBER   6

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP122018

900 PM MDT MON AUG 06 2018



...JOHN FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN ON TUESDAY...





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

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LOCATION...16.7N 108.6W

ABOUT 320 MI...510 KM SW OF CABO CORRIENTES MEXICO

ABOUT 435 MI...700 KM S OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 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.



INTERESTS IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA

SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF JOHN.





DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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AT 900 PM MDT (0300 UTC), THE RAGGED EYE OF HURRICANE JOHN WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 108.6 WEST. JOHN IS

MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH (13 KM/H), AND A FASTER

NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS FORECAST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 75 MPH (120 KM/H) WITH

HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST AND JOHN IS EXPECTED

TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE BY LATE TUESDAY OR EARLY WEDNESDAY.



HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES (35 KM) FROM THE

CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES

(165 KM).



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





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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SURF:  SWELLS GENERATED BY JOHN ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFFECTING THE

COASTS OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE BAJA