Hurricane JOHN

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HURRICANE JOHN ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP112006
800 AM PDT TUE AUG 29 2006

...JOHN BECOMES THE SIXTH HURRICANE OF THE EAST PACIFIC HURRICANE
SEASON...
 
AT 8AM PDT...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING ALONG THE WEST COAST OF MEXICO FROM ACAPULCO WESTWARD TO
LAZARO CARDENAS.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
AT 8AM PDT...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM
WATCH ALONG THE WEST COAST OF MEXICO WEST OF LAZARO CARDENAS TO
MANZANILLO.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM EAST OF ACAPULCO
EASTWARD TO LAGUNAS DE CHACAHUA...AND FROM WEST OF LAZARO CARDENAS
WESTWARD TO MANZANILLO.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AT 800 AM PDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JOHN WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 14.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 99.0 WEST OR ABOUT 190 MILES...
305 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ACAPULCO MEXICO.
 
JOHN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  JOHN IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE...AND CONTINUED STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90
MILES...150 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 983 MB...29.03 INCHES.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED TOTALS UP TO
8 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF MEXICO WITHIN
THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH AND WARNING AREA.  THESE AMOUNTS COULD
CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES OVER AREAS OF
MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. 
 
REPEATING THE 800 AM PDT POSITION...14.3 N...99.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80
MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...983 MB.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 1100 AM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 200
PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER MAINELLI/PASCH
 
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