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HURRICANE JULIETTE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  23A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM PDT WED SEP 26 2001

...JULIETTE WEAKENING BUT STILL LARGE AND POWERFUL...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN BAJA
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA FROM CABO SAN LAZARO TO LOS BURROS.  TROPICAL
STORM WARNINGS OR WATCHES MAY BE REQUIRED FOR OTHER PORTIONS OF
BAJA CALIFORNIA LATER TONIGHT OR THURSDAY.
 
AT 5 PM PDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JULIETTE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 19.5 NORTH...  LONGITUDE 110.4 WEST OR ABOUT 235
MILES...380 KM...SOUTH OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO.

JULIETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...16 KM/HR...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH A
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.

REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE
THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH...195 KM/HR...WITH 
HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE POSSIBLE DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  70 MILES...110 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 260 MILES...415 KM.
 
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE HURRICANE HUNTER WAS 
942 MB...27.82 INCHES.

BANDS OF HEAVY SHOWERS ARE ALREADY AFFECTING THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS 
OF BAJA CALIFORNIA AND CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE 
THROUGH TONIGHT.  RAINFALL ALONG THE MEXICAN COAST WILL CONTINUE 
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...BUT WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF.  THESE
RAINS WILL RESULT IN FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES ESPECIALLY OVER
MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ALONG WITH LARGE BATTERING WAVES WILL 
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO AND
ALONG THE SOUTHERN COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. 
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM PDT POSITION...19.5 N...110.4 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR  10 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...120 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 942 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 BEVEN
 
 
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