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HURRICANE JULIETTE SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER  14
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1100 AM PDT MON SEP 24 2001

...HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND JULIETTE WEAKER....STILL A MAJOR 
HURRICANE...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT
FROM LAZARO CARDENAS TO CABO CORRIENTES MEXICO.
 
ALL INTERESTS ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN MEXICAN COAST AND SOUTHERN BAJA
CALIFORNIA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF HURRICANE JULIETTE
DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
 
AT 1100 AM PDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JULIETTE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.2 NORTH...  LONGITUDE 104.2 WEST OR ABOUT
265 MILES...425 KM...SOUTH OF MANZANILLO MEXICO.

JULIETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH ...  6
KM/HR...  AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A SLIGHTLY
FASTER SPEED AND A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING.

PRELIMINARY REPORTS FROM THE HURRICANE HUNTERS INDICATE THAT THE
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...  95 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 205 MILES...335 KM. 

THE AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT MEASURED A MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 959 MB...28.32 INCHES...INDICATING A DECREASE IN 
INTENSITY FROM THE PREVIOUS ADVISORY.

BANDS OF HEAVY SQUALLS ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN 
COAST OF MEXICO.  LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...ESPECIALLY OVER 
MOUNTAINOUS AREAS...MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING AND LIFE
THREATENING MUDSLIDES.
 
REPEATING THE 1100 AM PDT POSITION...15.2 N...104.2 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR  3 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...115 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 959 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 2 PM PDT.
 
FORECASTER JARVINEN/MAINELLI
 
 
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