WTPZ35 KNHC 250235 TCPEP5 BULLETIN HURRICANE SEYMOUR ADVISORY NUMBER 8 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP202016 900 PM MDT MON OCT 24 2016 ...SEYMOUR EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN INTO A MAJOR HURRICANE ON TUESDAY... SUMMARY OF 900 PM MDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...15.5N 112.6W ABOUT 540 MI...870 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...976 MB...28.82 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 900 PM MDT (0300 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SEYMOUR WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.5 NORTH, LONGITUDE 112.6 WEST. SEYMOUR IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 16 MPH (26 KM/H). A WEST TO WEST-NORTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST SHOULD OCCUR BY WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH (165 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS, AND SEYMOUR IS FORECAST TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE ON TUESDAY. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON WEDNESDAY. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 10 MILES (20 KM) FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES (110 KM). THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 976 MB (28.82 INCHES). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 300 AM MDT. ... FORECASTER CANGIALOSI