WTPZ35 KNHC 240853

TCPEP5



BULLETIN

TROPICAL STORM SEYMOUR ADVISORY NUMBER   5

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP202016

300 AM MDT MON OCT 24 2016



...SEYMOUR CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN...

....EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY...





SUMMARY OF 300 AM MDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...14.9N 108.5W

ABOUT 395 MI...640 KM SW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO

ABOUT 560 MI...900 KM S OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB...29.50 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 300 AM MDT (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM SEYMOUR WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.9 NORTH, LONGITUDE 108.5 WEST. SEYMOUR IS

MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH (24 KM/H) AND THIS

GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 65 MPH (100 KM/H)

WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE

NEXT 48 HOURS.  SEYMOUR IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE LATER

TODAY, AND COULD BE NEAR MAJOR HURRICANE STRENGTH BY LATE TUESDAY.



TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES (95 KM)

FROM THE CENTER.



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB (29.50 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE.





NEXT ADVISORY

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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 900 AM MDT.



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FORECASTER BROWN