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WTPZ35 KNHC 250851
TCPEP5

BULLETIN
HURRICANE SEYMOUR ADVISORY NUMBER   9
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP202016
300 AM MDT TUE OCT 25 2016

...SEYMOUR BECOMES A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE...
...ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED...


SUMMARY OF 300 AM MDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.6N 113.8W
ABOUT 565 MI...910 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...970 MB...28.65 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 300 AM MDT (0900 UTC), the small eye of Hurricane Seymour was
located near latitude 15.6 North, longitude 113.8 West. Seymour is
moving toward the west near 15 mph (24 km/h).  A west to
west-northwest motion is expected through tonight. A turn
toward the northwest is forecast to occur on Wednesday.

The maximum sustained winds have increased to near 115 mph (185
km/h) with higher gusts.  Seymour is a category 3 hurricane on the
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.  Additional strengthening
is expected today, but Seymour is forecast to begin weakening on
Wednesday.

Seymour is a small tropical cyclone.  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 970 mb (28.65 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 900 AM MDT.

$$
Forecaster Brown