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Hurricane SEYMOUR Public Advisory Number 12
2016-10-26 04:50:38| National Hurricane Center (East Pacific)
Issued at 800 PM PDT TUE OCT 25 2016 000 WTPZ35 KNHC 260250 TCPEP5 BULLETIN HURRICANE SEYMOUR ADVISORY NUMBER 12 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP202016 800 PM PDT TUE OCT 25 2016 ...POWERFUL CATEGORY FOUR SEYMOUR CONTINUES TO RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN... SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...16.1N 117.7W ABOUT 690 MI...1110 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...150 MPH...240 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...943 MB...27.85 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ At 800 PM PDT (0300 UTC), the center of Hurricane Seymour was located near latitude 16.1 North, longitude 117.7 West. Seymour is moving toward the west-northwest near 15 mph (24 km/h) and this motion is expected to continue into Wednesday. A turn toward the northwest is expected by Wednesday night, followed by a turn toward the north-northwest with a decrease in forward speed on Thursday. Maximum sustained winds have rapidly increased to near 150 mph (240 km/h) with higher gusts. Seymour is a strong category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Some slight strengthening is possible overnight and into Wednesday morning, followed by steady weakening Wednesday night and Thursday. Seymour remains a small tropical cyclone. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 15 miles (30 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 80 miles (130 km). The estimated minimum central pressure is 943 mb (27.85 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- None. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- Next complete advisory at 200 AM PDT. $$ Forecaster Stewart
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