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HURRICANE CARLOTTA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  8A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM PDT TUE JUN 20 2000

...CARLOTTA EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN...
 
AT 5 AM PDT...1200Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS DISCONTINUED THE
TROPICAL STORM WARNING EAST OF ACAPULCO.  A TROPICAL STORM WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM ACAPULCO TO ZIHUATANEJO. 

A TURN MORE TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST OF CARLOTTA WOULD REQUIRE THAT
WARNINGS BE EXTENDED WESTWARD ALONG THE COAST LATER TODAY.
 
AT 5 AM PDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CARLOTTA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 14.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 101.3 WEST OR ABOUT 175
MILES...285 KM...SOUTHWEST OF ACAPULCO MEXICO.
 
CARLOTTA IS MOVING BETWEEN WEST AND WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20
KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24
HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR  85 MPH...140
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  30 MILES... 45 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 115 MILES...185 KM.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  979 MB...28.91 INCHES.
 
A FEW OUTER RAINBANDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
MEXICO TODAY.  THESE RAINS STILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM PDT POSITION...14.6 N...101.3 W.  MOVEMENT
BETWEEN WEST AND WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 85 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 979 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 8 AM PDT.
 
FORECASTER AVILA
 
 
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