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HURRICANE NORMA ADVISORY NUMBER   7

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP172017

900 PM MDT FRI SEP 15 2017



...NORMA BECOMES A HURRICANE...





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

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LOCATION...19.0N 110.2W

ABOUT 55 MI...85 KM ENE OF SOCORRO ISLAND

ABOUT 270 MI...435 KM S OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...986 MB...29.12 INCHES





WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.



INTERESTS IN BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF

NORMA.  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH COULD BE REQUIRED LATER TONIGHT OR

SATURDAY FOR A PART OF THE PENINSULA.





DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK

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AT 900 PM MDT (0300 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE NORMA WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 19.0 NORTH, LONGITUDE 110.2 WEST. NORMA IS MOVING

TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 2 MPH (4 KM/H)  A SLOW NORTH-

NORTHWESTWARD OR NORTHWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE

NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH (120 KM/H)

WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST

DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO.



HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES (45 KM) FROM THE

CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES

(150 KM).



THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 986 MB (29.12 INCHES).





HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND

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SURF:  SWELLS GENERATED BY NORMA WILL BEGIN AFFECTING PORTIONS