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TROPICAL STORM NORA ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP182015
800 PM PDT FRI OCT 09 2015

...DEPRESSION BECOMES THE FOURTEENTH TROPICAL STORM OF THE EASTERN
NORTH PACIFIC HURRICANE SEASON...


SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...11.3N 135.1W
ABOUT 1470 MI...2365 KM ESE OF SOUTH POINT HAWAII
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 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 Tropical Storm Nora was
located near latitude 11.3 North, longitude 135.1 West. Nora is
moving toward the west near 16 mph (26 km/h), and this motion is
expected to continue through Sunday morning with a gradual reduction
in forward speed. A turn toward the west-northwest and a further
decrease in forward speed is expected by late Sunday.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 40 mph (65 km/h)
with higher gusts. Additional strengthening is forecast during the
next 48 hours, and Nora is forecast to become a hurricane by late
Sunday or Sunday night.

Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km)
from the center.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1006 mb (29.71 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 200 AM PDT.

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Forecaster Brennan

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