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HURRICANE NEWTON ADVISORY NUMBER   6

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP152016

900 PM MDT MON SEP 05 2016



...NEWTON CONTINUES TO RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN AS IT APPROACHES BAJA

CALIFORNIA...

....NEW WARNINGS AND WATCHES ISSUED...





SUMMARY OF 900 PM MDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...21.3N 109.0W

ABOUT 125 MI...200 KM SSE OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO

ABOUT 215 MI...350 KM SSE OF LA PAZ MEXICO

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...979 MB...28.91 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:



THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS MADE SEVERAL CHANGES TO WARNINGS AND

WATCHES WITH THIS ADVISORY.  THE HURRICANE WARNING ALONG THE EAST

COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA HAS BEEN EXTENDED NORTHWARD

TO MULEGE.  A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED ALONG THE COAST

OF MAINLAND MEXICO FROM GUAYMAS TO PUERTO LIBERTAD.  THE TROPICAL

STORM WATCH FROM MAZATLAN TO SOUTH OF BAHIA TEMPEHUAYA HAS BEEN

UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS

BEEN DISCONTINUED FROM MANZANILLO TO CABO CORRIENTES.



SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:



A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

.. CABO SAN LAZARO TO MULEGE, INCLUDING CABO SAN LUCAS



A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...

.. NORTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO TO PUNTA ABREOJOS

.. NORTH OF MULEGE TO BAHIA SAN JUAN BAUTISTA

.. MAZATLAN TO PUERTO LIBERTAD



A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...

.. GUAYMAS TO PUERTO LIBERTAD



A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED