000 WTPZ34 KNHC 070839 TCPEP4 BULLETIN HURRICANE NORBERT ADVISORY NUMBER 20 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP142014 200 AM PDT SUN SEP 07 2014 ...NORBERT BARELY A HURRICANE... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING DISCONTINUED FOR THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA... SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...25.7N 116.4W ABOUT 165 MI...265 KM SSW OF PUNTA EUGENIA MEXICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...983 MB...29.03 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY... THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... NONE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE NORBERT WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 116.4 WEST. NORBERT IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH ON MONDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK... NORBERT WILL CONTINUE MOVING PARALLEL TO AND WELL OFFSHORE OF THE WEST COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA THROUGH MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/H... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND NORBERT IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY. HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES...150 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 983 MB...29.03 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- RAINFALL...NORBERT IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA THROUGH MONDAY. ISOLATED MAXIMUM STORM TOTALS AROUND 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SURF...LARGE SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH NORBERT WILL CONTINUE SPREADING NORTHWARD ALONG THE WEST COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND WILL REACH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LATER TODAY...PRODUCING DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AND RIP CURRENTS. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER STEWART