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Hurricane Sergio Advisory Number  27
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP212018
800 PM PDT Fri Oct 05 2018

...SERGIO STRENGTHENS A LITTLE MORE WHILE MOVING SOUTHWESTWARD
OVER THE OPEN PACIFIC OCEAN...


SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.3N 122.7W
ABOUT 985 MI...1585 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH...205 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...SW OR 235 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...951 MB...28.09 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.


DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 800 PM PDT (0300 UTC), the center of the large eye of Hurricane
Sergio was located near latitude 15.3 North, longitude 122.7 West.
Sergio is moving toward the southwest near 7 mph (11 km/h), and this
motion is expected to continue tonight.  A motion toward the
west-southwest and west is forecast to begin Saturday morning and
continue through Saturday night.  A motion toward the north is
expected on Sunday, followed by a gradual turn toward the northeast
on Tuesday.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 125 mph (205 km/h)
with higher gusts.  Sergio is a category 3 hurricane on the
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Little change in strength is
expected through Saturday, followed by a slow weakening trend on
Sunday and Monday. However, Sergio is forecast to remain a hurricane
during the next few days.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from the
center, and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 175
miles (280 km).

The estimated minimum central pressure is 951 mb (28.09 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 200 AM PDT.

$$
Forecaster Stewart