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HURRICANE JULIETTE ADVISORY NUMBER  19
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 PM PDT TUE SEP 25 2001

...JUILETTE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WITH 145 MPH WINDS...

ALL INTERESTS IN SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF HURRICANE JULIETTE.  A TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE WATCH
MAY BE REQUIRED FOR SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA LATER TONIGHT OR EARLY
TUESDAY.
 
AT 2 PM PDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JULIETTE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 16.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 107.7 WEST OR ABOUT 475
MILES...770 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CABO SAN LUCAS ON THE SOUTHERN
TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA.

JULIETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH
...19 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO

REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 145 MPH...230
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  JULIETTE IS A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE ON
THE SAFFIR/SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE...SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH
ARE LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  70 MILES...110 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 205 MILES...335 KM.
 
THE HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE REPORTED THAT THE MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS 923 MB...27.26 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 2 PM PDT POSITION...16.5 N...107.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...145 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 923 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
8 PM PDT.

FORECASTER PASCH
 
 
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