ZCZC MIATCPEP3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM MARTY ADVISORY NUMBER 17 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 8 PM PDT MON SEP 22 2003 ...MARTY WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM OVER THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA... AT 8 PM PDT...0300Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS DISCONTINUED THE HURRICANE WARNINGS FOR THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND FOR MAINLAND MEXICO. AT 8 PM PDT...0300Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE EAST COAST OF THE BAJA PENINSULA FROM BAHIA SAN JUAN BAUTISTA NORTHWARD TO THE MOUTH OF THE COLORADO RIVER... AND FOR MAINLAND MEXICO FROM HUATABAMPITO NORTHWARD TO THE MOUTH OF THE COLORADO RIVER. AT 8 PM PDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARTY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 112.3 WEST OR ABOUT 60 MILES...95 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF BAHIA KINO MEXICO. MARTY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 21 MPH ...33 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION...WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED...IS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT OR TUESDAY MORNING. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF MARTY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN COAST OF MAINLAND MEXICO ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES ...185 KM...FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 990 MB...29.23 INCHES. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS STILL EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREAS. STORM SURGE FLOODING OUTSIDE THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... ARE LIKELY NEAR THE PATH OF THE HURRICANE. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. SOME OF THE RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH MARTY MAY SPREAD NORTHWARD OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. REPEATING THE 8 PM PDT POSITION...28.0 N...112.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 21 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 990 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 STEWART NNNN
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