Hurricane NORBERT

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HURRICANE NORBERT ADVISORY NUMBER  17
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP142014
800 AM PDT SAT SEP 06 2014

...CORE OF INTENSE HURRICANE NORBERT GRADUALLY MOVING AWAY FROM THE
WEST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA...


SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...25.0N 114.1W
ABOUT 115 MI...185 KM W OF CABO SAN LAZARO MEXICO
ABOUT 205 MI...325 KM SSE OF PUNTA EUGENIA MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...960 MB...28.35 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...

NONE.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* SANTA FE TO PUNTA EUGENIA
* SAN EVARISTO TO LORETO

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE EYE OF HURRICANE NORBERT WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 114.1 WEST. NORBERT IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H. A GENERAL
NORTHWESTWARD MOTION WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE
HURRICANE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE PARALLEL TO THE WEST COAST OF THE
BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  NORBERT IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  A GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING
THE NEXT 48 HOURS WHILE NORBERT MOVES OVER INCREASINGLY COOLER
WATERS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140
MILES...220 KM.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SPREADING
NORTHWARD WITHIN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREAS THROUGH SUNDAY.

RAINFALL...NORBERT IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO
6 INCHES OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
PENINSULA THROUGH MONDAY.  ISOLATED MAXIMUM TOTALS AROUND 10 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED.

SURF...LARGE SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH NORBERT AFFECTING PORTIONS OF
THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO AND THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE
GULF OF CALIFORNIA SHOULD CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TODAY.
THESE LARGE SWELLS WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD ALONG THE WEST COAST OF
THE PENINSULA THROUGH THE WEEKEND....PRODUCING DANGEROUS SURF
CONDITIONS AND RIP CURRENTS.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...1100 AM PDT.
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT.

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FORECASTER AVILA

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