Hurricane IGNACIO

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION IGNACIO ADVISORY NUMBER  22
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2 AM PDT WED AUG 27 2003
 
...TROPICAL DEPRESSION IGNACIO BECOMING DISORGANIZED OVER THE
BAJA PENINSULA...STILL POSES A HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING THREAT...
 
AT 2 AM PDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION IGNACIO 
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 111.9 WEST OR 
ABOUT 40 MILES...60 KM...WEST OF LORETO MEXICO.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR  3 MPH
... 6 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...IGNACIO IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
ALONG THE MOUNTAINS OF THE BAJA PENINSULA AND CONTINUE TO WEAKEN 
...AND PERHAPS DISSIPATE LATER TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  30 MPH... 45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.
 
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...LOCALLY
HIGHER...ARE STILL POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN BAJA
CALIFORNIA.  THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS
AND MUD SLIDES.
 
REPEATING THE 2 AM PDT POSITION...26.1 N...111.9 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR  3 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 30 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER 
AT 8 AM PDT.
 
FORECASTER STEWART/KNABB
 
 
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