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HURRICANE LESTER ADVISORY NUMBER  19

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP132016

200 AM PDT MON AUG 29 2016



...LESTER MAKES A COMEBACK AND BECOMES A MAJOR HURRICANE...





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

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LOCATION...18.0N 127.8W

ABOUT 1205 MI...1940 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

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

PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 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 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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AT 200 AM PDT (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LESTER WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 18.0 NORTH, LONGITUDE 127.8 WEST. LESTER IS MOVING

TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 15 MPH (24 KM/H), AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS

EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 115 MPH (185 KM/H)

WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  LESTER IS A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE ON THE

SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS

EXPECTED TODAY, BUT SLOW WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY TUESDAY.



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

CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES

(165 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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