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WTPZ35 KNHC 261435
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BULLETIN
HURRICANE SEYMOUR ADVISORY NUMBER  14
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP202016
800 AM PDT WED OCT 26 2016

...SEYMOUR STILL A POWERFUL HURRICANE...
...BUT FORECAST TO RAPIDLY WEAKEN BY TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...


SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.9N 120.2W
ABOUT 785 MI...1265 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH...220 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...949 MB...28.03 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 800 AM PDT (1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Seymour was
located near latitude 16.9 North, longitude 120.2 West. Seymour is
moving toward the west-northwest near 15 mph (24 km/h).  A turn
toward the northwest should occur later today, followed by a turn
toward the north-northwest with a decrease in forward speed by
Thursday.  A turn toward the north with a further reduction in
forward speed is forecast by Friday.

Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 140 mph (220 km/h)
with higher gusts.  Seymour is a category 4 hurricane on the
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.  Further weakening is expected,
and rapid weakening should begin by tonight or Thursday.

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 949 mb (28.03 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 200 PM PDT.

$$
Forecaster Kimberlain