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HURRICANE NORMAN SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER   9

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP162018

530 AM PDT THU AUG 30 2018



...NORMAN CONTINUES TO RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN...





SUMMARY OF 530 AM PDT...1230 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...17.8N 117.7W

ABOUT 615 MI...990 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...145 MPH...230 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...942 MB...27.82 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.





DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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AT 530 AM PDT (1230 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE NORMAN WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 17.8 NORTH, LONGITUDE 117.7 WEST. NORMAN IS MOVING

TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8 MPH (13 KM/H), AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO

CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.  A WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD MOTION IS FORECAST

ON FRIDAY, FOLLOWED BY A TURN BACK TOWARD THE WEST AND

WEST-NORTHWEST OVER THE WEEKEND.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 145 MPH (230

KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  NORMAN IS A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE ON THE

SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING

IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  GRADUAL WEAKENING IS

ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN BY FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY.



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 942 MB (27.82 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 800 AM PDT.



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FORECASTER BROWN