ZCZC MIATCPEP1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE JULIETTE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 9A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 AM PDT SUN SEP 23 2001 ...JULIETTE MOVING LITTLE...COULD BECOME A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS HURRICANE FOR SOUTHWEST MEXICO... A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF MEXICO FROM LAZARO CARDENAS TO MANZANILLO. ALL INTERESTS ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN MEXICAN COAST AND SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF HURRICANE JULIETTE DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. AT 11 AM PDT...1800Z...THE EYE OF HURRICANE JULIETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.8 NORTH... LONGITUDE 102.9 WEST OR ABOUT 320 MILES...520 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO. JULIETTE HAS BEEN MOVING LITTLE DURING THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS BUT EXPECTED TO RESUME A WEST TO WEST-NORTHWEST TRACK LATER TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES... 45 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 979 MB...28.91 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 AM PDT POSITION...14.8 N...102.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 90 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 979 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 2 PM PDT. FORECASTER AVILA NNNN