ZCZC MIATCPEP1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE JULIETTE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 16A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 PM PDT MON SEP 24 2001 ...JULIETTE MOVING PARALLEL TO THE MEXICAN COAST...MAY BECOME A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE AGAIN... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM LAZARO CARDENAS TO CABO CORRIENTES MEXICO. 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 PM PDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF MAJOR HURRICANE JULIETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 105.1 WEST OR ABOUT 215 MILES...345 KM...SOUTH OF MANZANILLO MEXICO. JULIETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH ...11 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 125 MPH...200 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. JULIETTE HAS CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN AND MAY BECOME A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE AGAIN ON TUESDAY. 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. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 952 MB...28.11 INCHES. BANDS OF HEAVY SQUALLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF WARNING AREA ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAINOUS AREAS...MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING AND LIFE-THREATENING MUD SLIDES. REPEATING THE 1 PM PDT POSITION...16.0 N...105.1 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 952 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 AM PDT...TUESDAY. FORECASTER STEWART NNNN