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HURRICANE SANDRA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  13A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP222015
500 PM MST THU NOV 26 2015

...CENTER OF SANDRA NOW SOUTHEAST OF SOCORRO ISLAND...


SUMMARY OF 500 PM MST...0000 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.4N 109.8W
ABOUT 380 MI...610 KM S OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
ABOUT 530 MI...855 KM SSW OF CULIACAN MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH...195 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 5 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...956 MB...28.23 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

None.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
* Baja California peninsula from Todos Santos to Los Barriles

A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions are
possible within the watch area, in this case within 36 hours.

Interests along northern coast of the Mexican state of Sinaloa
should monitor the progress of Sandra.

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 500 PM MST (0000 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Sandra was located
near latitude 17.4 North, longitude 109.8 West. Sandra is moving
toward the north near 12 mph (19 km/h), and this general motion is
expected to continue through Friday. A turn toward the north-
northeast is forecast on Friday night. On the forecast track, the
center of Sandra will move near the southern tip of the Baja
California peninsula Friday night and early Saturday, and then move
near the coast of the Mexican state of Sinaloa as a remnant low late
Saturday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 120 mph (195 km/h) with higher
gusts. Sandra is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
Hurricane Wind Scale. Rapid weakening is expected during the next 48
hours, and Sandra is forecast to weaken to a tropical storm Friday
night and become a remnant low on Saturday.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km) from the
center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 160 miles
(260 km).

The estimated minimum central pressure is 956 mb (28.23 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND:  Tropical storm conditions are possible within the watch area
Saturday night and early Sunday.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 800 PM MST.

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Forecaster Beven

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