ZCZC MIATCPEP4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO ADVISORY NUMBER 18 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2 AM PDT TUE AUG 26 2003 ...SLOW MOVING IGNACIO WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM... ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND MUD SLIDES STILL A SERIOUS THREAT FOR SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA... A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM SAN EVARISTO TO LA PAZ. THE HURRICANE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED LATER THIS MORNING. TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS... THE WEST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SOUTH OF PUERTO SAN ANDRESITO... AND THE EAST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SOUTH OF LA PAZ AND FROM LORETO TO SAN EVARISTO. AT 2 AM PDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 110.7 WEST OR ABOUT 35 MILES...55 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF LA PAZ MEXICO. IGNACIO IS DRIFTING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 2 MPH... 4 KM/HR... AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CENTER OF IGNACIO INLAND LATER THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STEADY WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS IGNACIO INTERACTS WITH THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES ... 95 KM...MAINLY NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 991 MB...29.26 INCHES. EVEN THOUGH IGNACIO IS NO LONGER A HURRICANE...EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 20 INCHES ARE STILL LIKELY IN THE WARNING AREAS. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND FAST-MOVING 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 NORTH OF WHERE THE CENTER REACHES THE COAST. REPEATING THE 2 AM PDT POSITION...24.6 N...110.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 2 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 991 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 AM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 8 AM PDT. FORECASTER STEWART NNNN
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