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HURRICANE OLIVIA ADVISORY NUMBER  18

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP172018

200 AM PDT WED SEP 05 2018



...OLIVIA WEAKENS SOME...STILL A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE...





SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...16.9N 121.2W

ABOUT 840 MI...1355 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...965 MB...28.50 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 200 AM PDT (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OLIVIA WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 16.9 NORTH, LONGITUDE 121.2 WEST.  OLIVIA IS MOVING

TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH (19 KM/H), AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED

TO CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY.  A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST

IS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT, FOLLOWED BY A GRADUAL TURN BACK TOWARD

THE WEST OVER THE WEEKEND.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH (185 KM/H) WITH HIGHER

GUSTS.  OLIVIA IS A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON

HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE FOR

THE NEXT FEW DAYS.



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

CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES

(150 KM).



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 965 MB (28.50 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 ROBERTS