ZCZC MIATCPEP5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ISIS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 1A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 PM PDT TUE SEP 01 1998 TROPICAL STORM ISIS THREATENING SOUTHERN PORTION OF BAJA CALIFORNIA A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA...SOUTH OF A LINE FROM PUERTO CORTEZ ON THE WEST COAST TO DOLORES ON THE EAST COAST...ROUGHLY ALONG LATITUDE 25N. AT 5 PM PDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISIS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 109.5 WEST OR ABOUT 150 MILES...235 KM...SOUTH OF CABO SAN LUCAS ON THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. ISIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. ON THIS TRACK... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL SOON BEGIN SPREADING OVER THE WARNING AREA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES...370 KM...MAINLY SOUTH OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREA AND PORTIONS OF MAINLAND MEXICO TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST...AND COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES. REPEATING THE 5 PM PDT POSITION...20.8 N...109.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 995 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 PM PDT. MAYFIELD NNNN