WTPZ31 KNHC 292043 RRA TCPEP1 BULLETIN HURRICANE NORMAN ADVISORY NUMBER 6 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP162018 200 PM PDT WED AUG 29 2018 ...ANOTHER HURRICANE IN THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC... ...................................................................... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .....T ....TW ...TWO IN A DAY... SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...17.6N 116.1W ABOUT 545 MI...875 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB...29.15 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- AT 200 PM PDT (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE NORMAN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.6 NORTH, LONGITUDE 116.1 WEST. NORMAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH (15 KM/H), AND THIS GENERAL TRACK WITH A TURN TO THE WEST-SOUTHWEST IS FORECAST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH (120 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. RAPID INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST, AND NORMAN IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE ON THURSDAY. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES (30 KM) FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES (95 KM). THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB (29.15 INCHES). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 800 PM PDT.