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HURRICANE JULIETTE ADVISORY NUMBER  21
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 AM PDT WED SEP 26 2001
 
...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS JULIETTE CONTINUES NORTHWESTWARD...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF
MEXICO FROM LAZARO CARDENAS TO CABO CORRIENTES.  A TROPICAL STORM
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA FROM
CABO SAN LAZARO TO LOS BURROS.
 
AT 2 AM PDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JULIETTE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 17.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 108.7 WEST OR ABOUT 370
MILES...595 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO.

JULIETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH ...15 KM/HR...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 140 MPH...220 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  JULIETTE REMAINS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE 
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.  FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE COMMON WITH 
HURRICANES OF THIS INTENSITY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  70 MILES...110 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 260 MILES...415 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  929 MB...27.43 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.  RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH JULIETTE WILL
LIKELY SPREAD OVER THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA BY LATE 
TODAY.

DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ALONG WITH LARGE BATTERING WAVES WILL 
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO...AND
THESE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY SPREAD ONTO THE COAST OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA LATER TODAY. 
 
REPEATING THE 2 AM PDT POSITION...17.7 N...108.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR  9 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...140 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 929 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 5 AM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 8 AM PDT.
 
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
 
 
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