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HURRICANE ROSA ADVISORY NUMBER  16

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP202018

800 PM PDT FRI SEP 28 2018



...ROSA EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY RAIN TO BAJA CALIFORNIA AND THE

SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES...





SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...18.4N 118.0W

ABOUT 610 MI...980 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH...175 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 340 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...964 MB...28.47 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.



INTERESTS IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA

SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF ROSA.





DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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AT 800 PM PDT (0300 UTC), THE EYE OF HURRICANE ROSA WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 18.4 NORTH, LONGITUDE 118.0 WEST. ROSA IS MOVING

TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH (15 KM/H). A TURN TOWARD THE

NORTH IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT, FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE

NORTH-NORTHEAST WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED BY EARLY

NEXT WEEK.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK THE CENTER OF ROSA WILL BE

APPROACHING BAJA CALIFORNIA ON MONDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 110 MPH (175 KM/H)

WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 72

HOURS.



HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES (55 KM) FROM THE

CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 185 MILES

(295 KM).



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 964 MB (28.47 INCHES).





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