ZCZC MIATCPEP4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE IGNACIO ADVISORY NUMBER 11 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 8 AM PDT SUN AUG 24 2003 ...IGNACIO NOW A STRONG CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE... AT 8 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS EXTENDED HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS NORTHWARD. A HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA FROM SOUTH OF SAN EVARISTO ON THE EAST COAST AND SOUTH OF BAHIA MAGDALENA ON THE WEST COAST. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LORETO TO SAN EVARISTO AND FROM PUERTO SAN ANDRESITO TO BAHIA MAGDALENA. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. AT 8 AM PDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IGNACIO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.3 NORTH... LONGITUDE 109.0 WEST OR ABOUT 45 MILES...70 KM...EAST OF SAN JOSE DEL CABO IN EXTREME SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA. IGNACIO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 6 MPH ... 9 KM/HR...AND A TURN TO THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER WILL MOVE ALONG OR NEAR THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF EXTREME SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS LIKELY AS LONG AS THE CENTER REMAINS OVER WATER...AND IGNACIO COULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE LATER TODAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES... 35 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 970 MB...28.64 INCHES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER...ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREA. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 5 TO 7 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 AM PDT POSITION...23.3 N...109.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 6 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 970 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 AM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 2 PM PDT. FORECASTER PASCH NNNN
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