ZCZC MIATCPEP1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE JULIETTE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 28A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 PM PDT THU SEP 27 2001 ...JULIETTE TURNS NORTH-NORTHWEST...LASHING SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA... A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE WEST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM CABO SAN LAZARO SOUTHWARD AND ALONG THE EAST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM LOS BURROS SOUTHWARD. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT ALONG THE WEST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO TO PUNTA ABREOJOS...ALONG THE EAST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM NORTH OF LOS BURROS NORTHWARD TO SANTA ROSALIA...AND ON THE MEXICAN MAINLAND COAST FROM MAZATLAN NORTHWARD TO YAVAROS. AT 11 PM PDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JULIETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 111.0 WEST OR ABOUT 70 MILES... 110 KM...WEST OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO. JULIETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR...AND A TURN TO THE NORTHWEST AT A SLOWER FORWARD SPEED IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CENTER NEAR THE WEST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA ON FRIDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS JULIETTE PASSES NEAR THE BAJA COAST. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES... 130 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES...370 KM. AN UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATION FROM THE CABO SAN LUCAS AREA WAS OF SUSTAINED WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 971 MB...28.67 INCHES. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES...125 TO 175 MM...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE PATH OF THE HURRICANE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA...AND IN OUTER RAINBANDS SPREADING ONTO THE NORTHWESTERN COAST OF THE MEXICAN MAINLAND. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. 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...22.8 N...111.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 85 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 971 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...FRIDAY. FORECASTER FRANKLIN NNNN