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WTPZ32 KNHC 180237
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BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM NORMA ADVISORY NUMBER 2
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP172023
900 PM MDT TUE OCT 17 2023
..NORMA STRENGTHENING
SUMMARY OF 900 PM MDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.7N 107.8W
ABOUT 435 MI...695 KM SSW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
ABOUT 650 MI...1045 KM SSE OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB...29.53 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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AT 900 PM MDT (0300 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NORMA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.7 NORTH, LONGITUDE 107.8 WEST. NORMA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH (13 KM/H), AND A
NORTHWESTWARD TO NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION AT A SLIGHTLY SLOWER
FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH (85 KM/H)
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STEADY TO RAPID STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST, AND
NORMA IS LIKELY TO BECOME A HURRICANE ON WEDNESDAY.
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES (220 KM)
FROM THE CENTER.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB (29.53 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 300 AM MDT.
FORECASTER PASCH
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