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HURRICANE JULIETTE ADVISORY NUMBER  18
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
8 AM PDT TUE SEP 25 2001

...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE JULIETTE MOVING 
WEST-NORTHWESTWARD...

AT 8 AM PDT...1500Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS DISCONTINUED THE
TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH FOR THE COAST OF MEXICO
FROM LAZARO CARDENAS TO CABO CORRIENTES.
 
ALL INTERESTS IN SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF HURRICANE JULIETTE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
AT 8 AM PDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JULIETTE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 16.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 106.7 WEST OR ABOUT 290
MILES...470 KM...SOUTH OF CABO CORRIENTES MEXICO.

JULIETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH ...17
KM/HR...AND A TURN TO THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 140 MPH...220 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.  AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE IS SCHEDULED TO 
INVESTIGATE JULIETTE LATER TODAY.

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  940 MB...27.76 INCHES.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS OVER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN COASTAL AREA 
OF MEXICO MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES...ESPECIALLY 
OVER MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS.

DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ALONG WITH LARGE BATTERING WAVES SHOULD 
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO TODAY. 

REPEATING THE 8 AM PDT POSITION...16.3 N...106.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...140 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 940 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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