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HURRICANE FERNANDA ADVISORY NUMBER   9

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP062017

800 PM PDT THU JUL 13 2017



...FERNANDA CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN...

................................................EXPECTED TO BECOME A

    MAJOR

    HURRICANE

    ON

    FRIDAY...





SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...11.0N 117.0W

ABOUT 945 MI...1520 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 260 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...988 MB...29.18 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 800 PM PDT (0300 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FERNANDA WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.0 NORTH, LONGITUDE 117.0 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 DAY OR SO.  A TURN

TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.



FERNANDA CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN AND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE

INCREASED TO NEAR 85 MPH (140 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS. RAPID

STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST, AND FERNANDA IS LIKELY TO BECOME A

MAJOR HURRICANE ON FRIDAY.



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

CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES

(95 KM).



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 988 MB (29.18 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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NONE





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