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Hurricane JAVIER (Text)

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

...JAVIER WEAKENS SLIGHTLY BUT REMAINS A DANGEROUS HURRICANE AS IT 
   CONTINUES NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC...

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT 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 5 PM PDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JAVIER WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 18.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 109.3 WEST OR ABOUT 280
MILES... 450 KM...SOUTH OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA.
 
JAVIER IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH...11 KM/HR...
AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24
HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 130 MPH...210 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.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  950 MB...28.05 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM PDT POSITION...18.9 N...109.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...130 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 950 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 STEWART/AGUIRRE
 
 
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