ZCZC MIATCPEP4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO ADVISORY NUMBER 9 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 8 PM PDT SAT AUG 23 2003 ...IGNACIO SLOWLY APPROACHING EXTREME SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA... A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA FROM SOUTH OF LA PAZ ON THE EAST COAST TO SOUTH OF SANTA FE ON THE WEST COAST. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM BAHIA MAGDALENA TO SANTA FE AND FROM SAN EVARISTO TO LA PAZ. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. AT 8 PM PDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 108.7 WEST OR ABOUT 80 MILES...130 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO. IGNACIO IS MOVING SOMEWHAT ERRATICALLY TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH... 7 KM/HR. THIS SLOW MOTION IS EXPECTED TO BRING THE CENTER TO THE COAST OF EXTREME SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA BY MID-DAY SUNDAY WITH DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS ARRIVING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IGNACIO IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE BEFORE REACHING SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA ON SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES ...140 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 989 MB...29.21 INCHES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...OR EVEN HIGHER...ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREA. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS ...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER REACHES THE COAST. REPEATING THE 8 PM PDT POSITION...22.3 N...108.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 989 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 11 PM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 2 AM PDT. FORECASTER LAWRENCE NNNN
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