ZCZC MIATCPEP1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM JULIETTE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 2A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 PM PDT FRI SEP 21 2001 A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SALINA CRUZ TO ACAPULCO. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF ACAPULCO TO LAZARO CARDENAS. AT 5 PM PDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JULIETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 95.9 WEST OR ABOUT 125 MILES...205 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PUERTO ANGEL MEXICO. JULIETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH ...32 KM/HR...AND A SLOW DECREASE IN FORWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OFFSHORE. HOWEVER...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS COULD REACH THE COAST WITHIN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH... 95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES ...185 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY A NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT EARLIER TODAY WAS 996 MB...29.41 INCHES. HEAVY RAINS...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS...ARE POSSIBLE AND COULD PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. REPEATING THE 5 PM PDT POSITION...13.9 N... 95.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 996 MB. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 PM PDT. FORECASTER AVILA/COBBS NNNN