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HURRICANE JOHN ADVISORY NUMBER  13

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP122018

300 PM MDT WED AUG 08 2018



...OUTER BANDS OF LARGE HURRICANE JOHN CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCALLY

HEAVY RAINFALL OVER SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA...





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

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LOCATION...22.0N 113.5W

ABOUT 240 MI...385 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...979 MB...28.91 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 DUE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.





DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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AT 300 PM MDT (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JOHN WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 22.0 NORTH, LONGITUDE 113.5 WEST.  JOHN IS MOVING

TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH (24 KM/H), AND THIS GENERAL MOTION

IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY.  A TURN TOWARD THE

WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED BY FRIDAY.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE

CENTER OF JOHN WILL PASS WELL TO THE SOUTHWEST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

SUR TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH (140 KM/H) WITH HIGHER

GUSTS.  WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS, AND JOHN IS

EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM ON THURSDAY, AND DEGENERATE INTO

A REMNANT LOW FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY.



HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES (45 KM) FROM THE

CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES