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Tropical Storm JOHN


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TROPICAL STORM JOHN ADVISORY NUMBER  25
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP112006
800 AM PDT SUN SEP 03 2006

...HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE THROUGHOUT CENTRAL BAJA CALIFORNIA AND
NORTHWESTERN MEXICO...
...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES...
 
AT 8 AM PDT...1500 UTC... THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS DISCONTINUED
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING ON THE EAST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
SOUTH OF LORETO AND ON THE WEST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SOUTH OF
PUNTA ABREOJOS.
 
AT 8 AM PDT... THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS EXTENDED THE TROPICAL
STORM WARNING ON THE EAST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTHWARD TO
BAHIA DE LOS ANGELES.  A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT
FOR THE EAST COAST OF THE PENINSULA FROM BAHIA DE LOS ANGELES TO
LORETO AND FOR THE WEST COAST OF THE PENINSULA FROM PUNTA EUGENIA
TO PUNTA ABREOJOS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN AND AROUND THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA
SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF JOHN. 
 
MOISTURE FROM JOHN IS SPREADING INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. 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 TROPICAL STORM JOHN WAS
LOCATED INLAND NEAR LATITUDE 27.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 112.5 WEST OR
ABOUT 20 MILES... 30 KM...SOUTHWEST OF SANTA ROSALIA MEXICO AND
ABOUT 165 MILES...270 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PUNTA EUGENIA MEXICO.
 
JOHN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR.  ON THIS
TRACK JOHN IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR OR OVER BAJA CALIFORNIA
TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  THE MEXICAN NAVY WEATHER STATION AT SANTA ROSALIA MEXICO
RECENTLY REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 39 MPH...63 KM/HR WITH GUSTS
TO 55 MPH... 88 KM/HR.  SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS AS JOHN CONTINUES TO INTERACT WITH LAND.  JOHN COULD
BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.  
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 993 MB...29.32 INCHES.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM STORM
TOTALS UP TO 18 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL BAJA
PENINSULA.  THE NORTHWEST COAST OF MEXICO COULD RECEIVE 3 TO 6
INCHES OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM TOTALS OF 10 INCHES.  THESE
RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES OVER
MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.  MOISTURE FROM JOHN COULD HELP PRODUCE 1 TO 3
INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES AND WESTERN
TEXAS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.  
 
REPEATING THE 800 AM PDT POSITION...27.1 N...112.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...993 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 BLAKE/FRANKLIN
 
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