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WTPZ35 KNHC 260846
TCPEP5

BULLETIN
HURRICANE SEYMOUR ADVISORY NUMBER  13
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP202016
200 AM PDT WED OCT 26 2016

...POWERFUL CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE SEYMOUR MOVING
WEST-NORTHWESTWARD...


SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.4N 119.0W
ABOUT 740 MI...1195 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...150 MPH...240 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...943 MB...27.85 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 200 AM PDT (0900 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Seymour was
located near latitude 16.4 North, longitude 119.0 West. Seymour is
moving toward the west-northwest near 14 mph (22 km/h) and this
motion is expected to continue today.  A turn toward the northwest
is expected by tonight, followed by a turn toward the
north-northwest with a decrease in forward speed on Thursday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 150 mph (240 km/h) with higher
gusts.  Seymour is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
Hurricane Wind Scale.  Little change in strength is expected this
morning.  Steady to rapid weakening is expected to begin later today
and continue through Thursday night.

Seymour remains a small tropical cyclone. Hurricane-force winds
extend outward up to 25 miles (35 km) from the center and
tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 90 miles (150 km).

The estimated minimum central pressure is 943 mb (27.85 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 800 AM PDT.

$$
Forecaster Brown