ZCZC MIATCPEP1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE JULIETTE ADVISORY NUMBER 28 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 8 PM PDT THU SEP 27 2001 ...JULIETTE NEARING CABO SAN LUCAS...NEW TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ISSUED... AT 8 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS EXTENDED THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING NORTHWARD ALONG THE EAST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM LORETO TO SANTA ROSALIA...AND HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE COAST OF MAINLAND MEXICO FROM MAZATLAN NORTHWARD TO YAVAROS. A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS 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 IS NOW IN EFFECT ALONG THE WEST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO TO PUNTA ABREOJOS...ALONG THE EAST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM NORTH OF LOS BURROS NORTHWARD TO SANTA ROSALIA...AND ON THE MEXICAN MAINLAND COAST FROM MAZATLAN NORTHWARD TO YAVAROS. AT 8 PM PDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JULIETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 110.7 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES... 80 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO. JULIETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR...AND A TURN TO THE NORTHWEST AT A SLOWER FORWARD SPEED IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CENTER NEAR THE WEST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA LATER TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS JULIETTE PASSES NEAR THE BAJA COAST. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WILL SOON ARRIVE IN THE STORM TO PROVIDE UPDATED INFORMATION ON THE INTENSITY AND MOTION. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES... 95 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES...370 KM. UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS FROM THE CABO SAN LUCAS AREA CONTINUE TO INDICATE 40 TO 50 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 977 MB...28.85 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 OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA...AND IN OUTER RAINBANDS SPREADING ONTO THE NORTHWESTERN COAST OF THE MEXICAN MAINLAND. 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 8 PM PDT POSITION...22.6 N...110.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 85 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 977 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...FRIDAY. FORECASTER BEVEN NNNN