ZCZC MIATCPEP1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE JULIETTE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 24A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 PM PDT WED SEP 26 2001 A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT ALONG THE WEST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM PUNTA ABREOJOS SOUTHWARD TO CABO SAN LUCAS...AND ALONG THE EAST COAST FROM LORETO SOUTHWARD TO CABO SAN LUCAS. AT 11 PM PDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JULIETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 110.5 WEST OR ABOUT 195 MILES...315 KM...SOUTH OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO. OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS JULIETTE HAS BEEN MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...14 KM/HR. A GENERAL NORTHWESTWARD MOTION WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH...175 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST 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 230 MILES...370 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 943 MB...27.85 INCHES. BANDS OF HEAVY SHOWERS ARE ALREADY AFFECTING THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA AND CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE OVERNIGHT. RAINFALL IS DIMINISHING ELSEWHERE ALONG THE MEXICAN COAST...ALTHOUGH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE STILL POSSIBLE TONIGHT. 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 11 PM PDT POSITION...20.1 N...110.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 943 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...THURSDAY. FORECASTER FRANKLIN NNNN