ZCZC MIATCPEP1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM JOHN ADVISORY NUMBER 24 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP112006 200 AM PDT SUN SEP 03 2006 ...JOHN MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL BAJA CALIFORNIA... ...POTENTIAL FOR LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES STILL EXISTS... AT 2 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING SOUTH OF BAHIA MAGDALENA ON THE WEST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE EAST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM BAHIA SAN JUAN BAUTISTA TO SAN EVARISTO. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS EFFECT ALONG THE WEST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM PUNTA EUGENIA SOUTHWARD TO BAHIA MAGDALENA. INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN AND NEAR THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA...BAJA CALIFORNIA....AND NORTHWESTERN MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF JOHN. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 200 AM PDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JOHN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 112.1 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES... 75 KM...WEST-NORTHWEST OF LORETO MEXICO AND ABOUT 210 MILES ...340 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PUNTA EUGENIA MEXICO. JOHN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR... AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND JOHN IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM FROM THE CENTER. A SHIP LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES...95 KM... NORTHEAST OF JOHN RECENTLY REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 43 MPH. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB...29.35 INCHES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM STORM TOTALS UP TO 18 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN BAJA PENINSULA. THE WEST COAST OF MEXICO FROM LA CRUZ TO GUAYMAS COULD SEE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM TOTALS OF 10 INCHES. THESE AMOUNTS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. REPEATING THE 200 AM PDT POSITION...26.3 N...112.1 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 AM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 800 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER RHOME/STEWART NNNN
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