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HURRICANE JULIETTE ADVISORY NUMBER  16
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
8 PM PDT MON SEP 24 2001

...JULIETTE MOVING PARALLEL TO THE MEXICAN COAST AND NOW
A MAJOR HURRICANE AGAIN...
 
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 8 PM PDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JULIETTE WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 105.0 WEST OR 
ABOUT 240 MILES...385 KM...SOUTH OF MANZANILLO MEXICO.
 
JULIETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH
...11 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE 
TONIGHT WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST BY LATE TUESDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH...195 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  JULIETTE HAS RE-STRENGTHENED INTO A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE 
AGAIN.  SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE POSSIBLE 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 230 MILES...370 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  955 MB...28.20 INCHES.
 
BANDS OF HEAVY SQUALLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF WARNING 
AREA ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO.  LOCALLY HEAVY 
RAINFALL...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAINOUS AREAS...MAY RESULT IN FLASH 
FLOODING AND LIFE-THREATENING MUD SLIDES.
 
REPEATING THE 8 PM PDT POSITION...15.7 N...105.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...120 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 955 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 11 PM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 2 AM PDT...TUESDAY.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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