000 WTPZ33 KNHC 020258 TCPEP3 BULLETIN HURRICANE JIMENA ADVISORY NUMBER 18 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP132009 800 PM PDT TUE SEP 01 2009 ...DANGEROUS HURRICANE JIMENA APPROACHING SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA...WEATHER CONDITIONS DETERIORATING RAPIDLY... A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA FROM PUNTA ABREOJOS SOUTHWARD ON THE WEST COAST...AND FROM MULEGE SOUTHWARD ON THE EAST COAST... INCLUDING CABO SAN LUCAS. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. AT 8 PM EDT...0300 UTC...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE BAJA PENINSULA NORTH OF PUNTA ABREOJOS ON THE WEST COAST TO PUNTA EUGENIA...AND NORTH OF MULEGE ON THE EAST COAST TO BAHIA SAN JUAN BAUTISTA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE IN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 24 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NORTH OF PUNTA ABREOJOS ON THE WEST COAST TO PUNTA EUGENIA...AND NORTH OF MULEGE ON THE EAST COAST TO BAHIA SAN JUAN BAUTISTA. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST COAST OF MAINLAND MEXICO FROM ALTATA TO BAHIA KINO. INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND IN NORTHWESTERN MAINLAND MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF JIMENA. ADDITIONAL WATCHES AND WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA TONIGHT. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITED STATES...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. AT 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JIMENA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 111.3 WEST OR ABOUT 90 MILES...145 KM...WEST-NORTHWEST OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO AND ABOUT 125 MILES...205 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CABO SAN LAZARO MEXICO. JIMENA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/HR ...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CORE OF JIMENA WILL BE NEAR OR OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY...AND BE NEAR OR OVER THE CENTRAL BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. JIMENA IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED PRIOR TO LANDFALL...WITH A MORE RAPID WEAKENING THEREAFTER. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES. JIMENA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE BAJA PENINSULA AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN MEXICO DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES. A DANGEROUS STORM SURGE ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA. ...SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT INFORMATION... LOCATION...23.2N 111.3W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH-NORTHWEST OR 345 DEGREES AT 13 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...960 MB AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 200 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/AVILA