ZCZC MIATCPEP1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM JOHN ADVISORY NUMBER 26 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP112006 200 PM PDT SUN SEP 03 2006 ...JOHN BARELY A TROPICAL STORM BUT STILL CAUSING HEAVY RAINS... AT 2 PM PDT...2100 UTC... THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING ON THE WEST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. AT 2 PM PDT... THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING ON THE EAST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SOUTH OF MULEGE. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST COAST OF THE PENINSULA FROM BAHIA DE LOS ANGELES TO MULEGE. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MOISTURE FROM JOHN WILL BE 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 200 PM PDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JOHN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 112.7 WEST OR ABOUT 30 MILES... 50 KM...NORTHWEST OF SANTA ROSALIA MEXICO AND ABOUT 145 MILES...235 KM...EAST OF PUNTA EUGENIA MEXICO. JOHN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR. ON THIS TRACK JOHN IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR OVER BAJA CALIFORNIA TODAY AND TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FURTHER WEAKENING IS LIKELY AND JOHN SHOULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER TONIGHT OR EARLY TOMORROW. JOHN IS A SMALL TROPICAL CYCLONE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM STORM TOTALS UP TO 18 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL BAJA PENINSULA. NORTHWESTERN 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. REPEATING THE 200 PM PDT POSITION...27.6 N...112.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 PM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 800 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE/FRANKLIN NNNN
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