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HURRICANE JULIETTE ADVISORY NUMBER  23
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 PM PDT WED SEP 26 2001

...JULIETTE STILL A DANGEROUS HURRICANE...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN BAJA
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA FROM CABO SAN LAZARO TO LOS BURROS.
 
AT 2 PM PDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JULIETTE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 19.1 NORTH...  LONGITUDE 110.1 WEST OR ABOUT 260
MILES...415 KM...SOUTH OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO.

JULIETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH A
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 125 MPH...205 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 
24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  70 MILES...110 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 260 MILES...415 KM.
 
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE 
HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 940 MB...27.76 INCHES.

BANDS OF HEAVY SHOWERS ARE ALREADY AFFECTING THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS 
OF BAJA CALIFORNIA AND CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE 
THROUGH TONIGHT.  RAINFALL ALONG THE MEXICAN COAST WILL CONTINUE 
THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY TODAY...BUT WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF.   
THESE RAINS WILL RESULT IN FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES ESPECIALLY 
OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ALONG WITH LARGE BATTERING WAVES WILL 
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO AND
ALONG THE SOUTHERN COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. 
 
REPEATING THE 2 PM PDT POSITION...19.1 N...110.1 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR  9 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...125 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 940 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 5 PM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 8 PM
PDT.

FORECASTER AVILA/MAINELLI
 
 
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