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TROPICAL STORM MIRIAM INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   4A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM PDT SAT SEP 16 2000

...MIRIAM NOT STRENGTHENING...HEADED FOR SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
PENINSULA SOUTH OF LATITUDE 24 DEGREES NORTH.
 
AT 11 AM PDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MIRIAM
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 108.0 WEST
OR ABOUT 140 MILES...230 KM...SOUTHEAST OF CABO SAN LUCAS.
 
MIRIAM IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR  10 MPH...16
KM/HR... AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.   ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER OF THE STORM WILL MOVE
NEAR THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY
SUNDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR  40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  60 MILES
... 95 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.
 
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS WILL BE SPREADING INTO SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA
AND PORTIONS OF MAINLAND MEXICO NORTH OF CABO CORRIENTES.  THESE
RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 AM PDT POSITION...21.7 N...108.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 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
2 PM PDT.
 
FORECASTER PASCH
 
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