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HURRICANE ADOLPH INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  12A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM PDT MON MAY 28 2001
 
...DANGEROUS HURRICANE MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
THE SOUTHERN COAST OF MEXICO FROM ACAPULCO WESTWARD TO LAZARO
CARDENAS.  INTERESTS ELSEWHERE ALONG THE SOUTHERN COAST SHOULD
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS DANGEROUS HURRICANE.  WATCHES AND/OR
WARNINGS MAY HAVE TO BE EXTENDED WESTWARD ALONG THE COAST LATER
TODAY.
 
AT 11 AM PDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ADOLPH
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 101.2 WEST
OR ABOUT 165 MILES...265 KM...SOUTHWEST OF ACAPULCO.
 
ADOLPH IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH ...  11 KM/HR...AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 125 MPH...205 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE LIKELY DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  45 MILES... 75 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 145 MILES...230 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  955 MB...28.20 INCHES.

ALTHOUGH THE CORE OF THE HURRICANE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OFFSHORE...
OUTER RAINBANDS STILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING
FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES IN OR NEAR MOUNTAINOUS AREAS.

REPEATING THE 11 AM PDT POSITION...14.8N 101.2W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...125 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 955 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 
2 PM PDT.
 
FORECASTER PASCH

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