Hurricane JAVIER

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HURRICANE JAVIER ADVISORY NUMBER  21
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2 PM PDT WED SEP 15 2004

...DANGEROUS HURRICANE JAVIER CONTINUES NORTHWESTWARD IN THE EASTERN
PACIFIC...TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED...
 
THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM BAHIA MAGDALENA...INCLUDING
SAN CARLOS...TO LA PAZ. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN
THE NEXT 36 HOURS.
 
AT 2 PM PDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JAVIER WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 18.8 NORTH... LONGITUDE 109.2 WEST OR ABOUT 320
MILES... 515 KM... WEST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO.
 
JAVIER IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH
...11 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 135 MPH...215 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  60 MILES... 95 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 115 MILES...185 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  948 MB...27.99 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 2 PM PDT POSITION...18.8 N...109.2 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...135 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 948 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 8 PM PDT.
 
FORECASTER ROBERTS/BEVEN
 
 
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