WTPZ31 KNHC 132038 TCPEP1 BULLETIN HURRICANE FERNANDA ADVISORY NUMBER 8 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP062017 200 PM PDT THU JUL 13 2017 ...FERNANDA BECOMES A HURRICANE WHILE RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING... ....EXPECTED TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE ON FRIDAY... SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...11.2N 116.0W ABOUT 900 MI...1450 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 260 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...990 MB...29.24 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 200 PM PDT (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FERNANDA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 116.0 WEST. FERNANDA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH (19 KM/H), AND A GENERAL MOTION TOWARD THE WEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOUR. FERNANDA IS RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING AND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH (130 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL RAPID STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST, AND FERNANDA IS LIKELY TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE BY FRIDAY. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES (30 KM) FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES (95 KM). THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 990 MB (29.24 INCHES). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 800 PM PDT. ... FORECASTER BEVEN