Hurricane MARTY

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HURRICANE MARTY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  13A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 PM PDT SUN SEP 21 2003
 
...MARTY CLOSING IN ON THE SOUTHERN BAJA PENINSULA...
 
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM
BAHIA MAGDALENA SOUTHWARD ON THE WEST COAST AND FROM LORETO
SOUTHWARD ON THE EAST COAST.  A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY
SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.

A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA
FROM PUNTA ABREOJOS TO BAHIA MAGDALENA ON THE WEST COAST AND FROM
BAHIA SAN JUAN BAUTISTA TO LORETO ON THE EAST COAST.  A HURRICANE
WATCH IS ALSO NOW IN EFFECT FOR MAINLAND MEXICO FROM ALTATA TO
BAHIA KINO.  A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.
 
AT 11 PM PDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MARTY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 22.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 109.6 WEST OR ABOUT 65 MILES
...105 KM...SOUTH OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO.
 
MARTY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 11 MPH...18 KM/HR...AND A
SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 12 TO
24 HOURS.  ON THIS TRACK...THE EYE OF THE HURRICANE IS EXPECTED TO
BE NEAR OR OVER THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA BY MONDAY
MORNING.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  85 MPH...140 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  MARTY COULD STRENGTHEN INTO A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE PRIOR TO LANDFALL.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  35 MILES... 55 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 145 MILES...230 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  981 MB...28.97 INCHES.
 
STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 4 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS
EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST IN THE WARNING AREA NEAR WHERE THE
HURRICANE WINDS ARE BLOWING ONSHORE.  THIS FLOODING MAY BE
ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES.
 
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.
 
REPEATING THE 11 PM PDT POSITION...22.0 N...109.6 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 11 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 85 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 981 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 2 AM PDT.
 
FORECASTER PASCH
 
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