ZCZC MIATCPEP3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM JIMENA ADVISORY NUMBER 23 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP132009 200 AM PDT THU SEP 03 2009 ...JIMENA MOVING NORTHWARD ALONG THE EAST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS EXTENDED NORTHWARD... AT 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS EXTENDED THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING NORTHWARD ON THE EAST COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA TO CALAMAJUE...AND NORTHWARD ON THE COAST OF NORTHWESTERN MAINLAND MEXICO TO PUERTO LIBERTAD. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NORTH OF PUERTO SAN ANDRESITO TO SAN JOSE DE LAS PALOMAS ON THE WEST COAST...AND NORTH OF LORETO TO CALAMAJUE ON THE EAST COAST. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN MAINLAND MEXICO FROM HUATABAMPITO NORTHWARD TO PUERTO LIBERTAD. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 24 HOURS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. AT 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JIMENA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 112.4 WEST OR ABOUT 30 MILES...45 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF SANTA ROSALIA MEXICO. JIMENA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST THEN WEST WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST ON FRIDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF JIMENA WILL BE NEAR THE EAST COAST OF THE CENTRAL BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA TODAY...THEN MOVE INLAND OVER BAJA CALIFORNIA BY TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AND JIMENA COULD WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES...195 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES. JIMENA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE BAJA PENINSULA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN MEXICO DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. ISOLATED MAXIMUM STORM-TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH JIMENA. THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDE LEVELS WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COAST OF THE CENTRAL BAJA PENINSULA AND NORTHWESTERN MAINLAND MEXICO WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. ...SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT INFORMATION... LOCATION...27.7N 112.4W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH OR 350 DEGREES AT 7 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 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 BERG/PASCH NNNN
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