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HURRICANE CARLOTTA ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 AM PDT TUE JUN 20 2000

...HURRICANE WATCH DISCONTINUED...
 
AT 2 AM PDT...0900Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS DISCONTINUED THE
HURRICANE WATCH FOR THE MEXICAN COAST. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MEXICAN COAST FROM PUERTO ANGEL TO
ZIHUATANEJO.
 
AT 2 AM PDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CARLOTTA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 14.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 100.8 WEST OR ABOUT 185
MILES...295 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ACAPULCO MEXICO.
 
CARLOTTA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR  85 MPH...140
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  30 MILES... 45 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 115 MILES...185 KM.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  979 MB...28.91 INCHES.
 
A FEW OUTER RAINBANDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
MEXICO TODAY.  THESE RAINS STILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES.
 
REPEATING THE 2 AM PDT POSITION...14.3 N...100.8 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 13 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 85 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 979 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 5 AM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 8 AM
PDT.
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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