000 WTNT23 KNHC 070250 TCMAT3 HURRICANE KATIA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 6 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL132017 0300 UTC THU SEP 07 2017 CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY... THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS EXTENDED THE HURRICANE WATCH NORTHWARD ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO TO CABO ROJO. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR... * CABO ROJO TO LAGUNA VERDE A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. A WATCH IS TYPICALLY ISSUED 48 HOURS BEFORE THE ANTICIPATED FIRST OCCURRENCE OF TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS... CONDITIONS THAT MAKE OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS. HURRICANE WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED ON THURSDAY MORNING FOR A PORTION OF THE WATCH AREA. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 21.7N 94.8W AT 07/0300Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 10 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE EAST-SOUTHEAST OR 105 DEGREES AT 2 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 989 MB EYE DIAMETER 5 NM MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT WITH GUSTS TO 85 KT. 64 KT....... 10NE 10SE 10SW 5NW. 50 KT....... 15NE 15SE 15SW 10NW. 34 KT....... 40NE 40SE 40SW 20NW. 12 FT SEAS.. 45NE 30SE 30SW 45NW. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 21.7N 94.8W AT 07/0300Z AT 07/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 21.7N 94.9W FORECAST VALID 07/1200Z 21.5N 94.6W MAX WIND 80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT. 64 KT... 10NE 10SE 10SW 5NW. 50 KT... 15NE 20SE 20SW 15NW. 34 KT... 40NE 50SE 50SW 30NW. FORECAST VALID 08/0000Z 21.3N 94.8W MAX WIND 90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT. 64 KT... 10NE 10SE 10SW 10NW. 50 KT... 20NE 20SE 30SW 20NW. 34 KT... 50NE 50SE 70SW 50NW. FORECAST VALID 08/1200Z 21.1N 95.4W MAX WIND 95 KT...GUSTS 115 KT. 64 KT... 15NE 15SE 15SW 15NW. 50 KT... 20NE 20SE 30SW 30NW. 34 KT... 50NE 50SE 70SW 70NW. FORECAST VALID 09/0000Z 20.6N 96.4W MAX WIND 95 KT...GUSTS 115 KT. 50 KT... 20NE 20SE 30SW 30NW. 34 KT... 50NE 50SE 70SW 70NW. FORECAST VALID 10/0000Z 19.0N 98.5W...POST-TROP/INLAND MAX WIND 20 KT...GUSTS 30 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 150 NM ON DAY 4 AND 200 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 15 KT EACH DAY OUTLOOK VALID 11/0000Z...DISSIPATED REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 21.7N 94.8W NEXT ADVISORY AT 07/0900Z $$ FORECASTER BLAKE