ZCZC MIATCPEP5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE NORBERT ADVISORY NUMBER 20 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP152008 200 PM PDT WED OCT 08 2008 ...NORBERT BECOMES AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE... INTERESTS IN THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF NORBERT. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 200 PM PDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE NORBERT WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 111.2 WEST OR ABOUT 445 MILES ...715 KM...SOUTH OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. NORBERT IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR. A NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH ON THURSDAY NIGHT OR FRIDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 135 MPH...215 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NORBERT IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO...FOLLOWED BY GRADUAL WEAKENING ON FRIDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES...230 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 948 MB...27.99 INCHES. REPEATING THE 200 PM PDT POSITION...16.6 N...111.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...135 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...948 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 800 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BROWN NNNN
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