ZCZC MIATCPEP1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN 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 NNNN