ZCZC MIATCPEP1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM JULIETTE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 4A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 AM PDT SAT SEP 22 2001 ...JULIETTE CONTINUES TO PARALLEL THE SOUTHERN COAST OF MEXICO... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE SOUTHERN COAST OF MEXICO FROM PUERTO ANGEL TO ZIHUATANEJO. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF ZIHUATANEJO TO MANZANILLO MEXICO. AT 5 AM PDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JULIETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 99.2 WEST OR ABOUT 220 MILES...355 KM...SOUTH OF ACAPULCO MEXICO. JULIETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 20 MPH...32 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS... WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. ON THIS TRACK...THE CORE OF JULIETTE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OFFSHORE. HOWEVER...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS COULD REACH THE COAST WITHIN THE WARNING AREA AT ANY TIME. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH... 95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND JULIETTE COULD BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY OR ON SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES ...185 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 996 MB...29.41 INCHES. HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...100 TO 200 MILLIMETERS...AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS...ARE POSSIBLE AND COULD PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. REPEATING THE 5 AM PDT POSITION...13.6 N... 99.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST 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 AM PDT. FORECASTER FRANKLIN NNNN