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HURRICANE ROSA ADVISORY NUMBER   6

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP202018

900 AM MDT WED SEP 26 2018



...ROSA BECOMES THE TENTH HURRICANE OF THE EASTERN PACIFIC SEASON...





SUMMARY OF 900 AM MDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...16.1N 111.4W

ABOUT 510 MI...820 KM WSW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO

ABOUT 480 MI...770 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...990 MB...29.24 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 900 AM MDT (1500 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ROSA WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 16.1 NORTH, LONGITUDE 111.4 WEST. ROSA IS MOVING

TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH (17 KM/H), AND THIS

GENERAL MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS.  A

TURN TO THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY MORNING.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE QUICKLY INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH (120

KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS, AND RAPID STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST TO

CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.  AFTERWARD, STRENGTHENING SHOULD CONTINUE

AT A SLOWER RATE THROUGH FRIDAY.



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

CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES

(130 KM).



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 990 MB (29.24 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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SURF:  SWELLS GENERATED BY ROSA WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE COAST OF

SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO AND THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA