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HURRICANE JULIETTE ADVISORY NUMBER  24
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
8 PM PDT WED SEP 26 2001
 
AT 8 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS EXTENDED
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS NORTHWARD ALONG THE COASTS OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA.  TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT ALONG THE
WEST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM PUNTA ABREOJOS SOUTHWARD TO CABO
SAN LUCAS...AND ALONG THE EAST COAST FROM LORETO SOUTHWARD TO CABO
SAN LUCAS.

AT 8 PM PDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JULIETTE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 19.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 110.6 WEST OR ABOUT 215 
MILES...350 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO.
 
JULIETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...
AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN 
FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE
THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 110 MPH...175
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 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 230 MILES...370 KM.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE HURRICANE
HUNTER IS  943 MB...27.85 INCHES.

BANDS OF HEAVY SHOWERS ARE ALREADY AFFECTING THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS 
OF BAJA CALIFORNIA AND CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE 
THROUGH TONIGHT.  RAINFALL IS DIMINISHING ELSEWHERE ALONG THE
MEXICAN COAST...ALTHOUGH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE STILL POSSIBLE
TONIGHT.  THESE RAINS WILL RESULT IN FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES 
ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ALONG WITH LARGE BATTERING WAVES WILL 
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO AND
ALONG THE SOUTHERN COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. 

REPEATING THE 8 PM PDT POSITION...19.8 N...110.6 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...110 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 942 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...THURSDAY.
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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