ZCZC MIATCPEP1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION JULIETTE ADVISORY NUMBER 40 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 8 PM PDT SUN SEP 30 2001 ...JULIETTE RAPIDLY WEAKENING OVER NORTHWEST MEXICO... AT 8 PM PDT...0300Z...THE POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION JULIETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.9 NORTH... LONGITUDE 112.5 WEST...OR INLAND ABOUT 25 MILES NORTH OF TIBURON ISLAND MEXICO. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH ...19 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ON THIS TRACK...THE POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION WILL REMAIN OVER LAND NEAR THE NORTHWEST COAST OF MEXICO. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH... 45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WEAKENING AND EVENTUALLY DISSIPATE AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. ALTHOUGH THE WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH JULIETTE ARE RAPIDLY WEAKENING...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL...UP TO 2 TO 4 INCHES OR 50 TO 100 MM...IS EXPECTED TONIGHT OVER NORTHWESTERN MAINLAND MEXICO AND NORTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA. THERE CONTINUES TO BE A THREAT OF FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES NEAR MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH JULIETTE SHOULD GRADUALLY SPREAD OVER PORTIONS OF THE U.S. SOUTHWESTERN STATES DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. CONSULT STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES. REPEATING THE 8 PM PDT POSITION...29.9 N...112.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 30 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB. THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM. FORECASTER STEWART NNNN