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HURRICANE JULIETTE ADVISORY NUMBER  27
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 PM PDT THU SEP 27 2001
 
...WEATHER CONDITIONS RAPIDLY DETERIORATING IN SOUTHERN BAJA 
CALIFORNIA...
 
AT 2 PM PDT...2100 UTC THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS EXTENDED THE
HURRICANE WARNING NORTHWARD ALONG THE WEST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
TO CABO SAN LAZARO AND ALONG THE EAST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO
LOS BURROS.
 
A HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT ALONG THE WEST COAST OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA FROM CABO SAN LAZARO SOUTHWARD AND ALONG THE EAST COAST
OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SOUTH OF LOS BURROS.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE WEST COAST OF
BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO TO PUNTA ABREOJOS AND ALONG
THE EAST COAST FROM NORTH OF LOS BURROS NORTHWARD TO LORETO.

PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED
AT THIS TIME.

AT 2 PM PDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JULIETTE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 21.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 110.9 WEST OR ABOUT 105
MILES...165 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CABO SAN LUCAS ON THE SOUTHERN
TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA.

JULIETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR.  ON THIS
TRACK THE CORE OF THE HURRICANE WILL BE MOVING VERY CLOSE TO THE
WEST COAST OF SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24
HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  UNOFFICIAL REPORTS INDICATE THAT 70 MPH...113 KM/HR WINDS 
ARE ALREADY AFFECTING CABO SAN LUCAS.  SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST 
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  60 MILES...95 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 290 MILES...465 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  974 MB...28.76 INCHES.
 
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES...125 TO 175 MM...WITH 
ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE PATH OF THE 
HURRICANE. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS 
AND MUD SLIDES.  

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 2 PM PDT POSITION...21.7 N...110.9 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR  7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 90 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 974 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 PM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 8 PM
PDT.

FORECASTER AVILA
 
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