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WTPZ35 KNHC 241432
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BULLETIN
HURRICANE SEYMOUR ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP202016
900 AM MDT MON OCT 24 2016

...SEYMOUR REACHES HURRICANE STRENGTH...
...EXPECTED TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE ON TUESDAY...


SUMMARY OF 900 AM MDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.2N 109.8W
ABOUT 450 MI...720 KM SW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
ABOUT 530 MI...855 KM S OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB...29.39 INCHES


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


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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At 900 AM MDT (1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Seymour was
located near latitude 15.2 North, longitude 109.8 West.  Seymour is
moving toward the west-northwest near 15 mph (24 km/h), and this
motion with some decrease in forward speed is expected during the
next couple of days.

Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 75 mph (120 km/h)
with higher gusts.  Additional strengthening is likely, and Seymour
is expected to become a major hurricane on Tuesday.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 10 miles (20 km) from the
center, and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles
(110 km).

The estimated minimum central pressure is 995 mb (29.39 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 300 PM MDT.

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Forecaster Kimberlain