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WTPZ32 KNHC 180850
TCPEP2
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM NORMA ADVISORY NUMBER 3
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP172023
300 AM MDT WED OCT 18 2023
..NORMA CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN
SUMMARY OF 300 AM MDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.2N 107.9W
ABOUT 410 MI...655 KM SW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
ABOUT 615 MI...990 KM SSE OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB...29.39 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 300 AM MDT (0900 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NORMA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.2 NORTH, LONGITUDE 107.9 WEST. NORMA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH (11 KM/H) AND A
NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD TO NORTHWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH (100 KM/H) WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. STEADY TO RAPID STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST, AND NORMA IS
LIKELY TO BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY.
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES (220 KM)
FROM THE CENTER.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB (29.39 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 900 AM MDT.
FORECASTER BUCCI
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