ZCZC MIATCPEP1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM JULIETTE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 34A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 AM PDT SAT SEP 29 2001 ...JULIETTE WEAKENING...RAINS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE... TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR BAJA CALIFORNIA ON THE WEST COAST FROM PUNTA ABREOJOS SOUTHWARD AND FOR THE EAST COAST FROM SANTA ROSALIA SOUTHWARD. VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW THAT TROPICAL STORM JULIETTE WAS A LITTLE TO THE WEST OF PREVIOUSLY INDICATED. AT 11 AM PDT... 1800Z...THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.9 NORTH... LONGITUDE 111.5 WEST OR ABOUT 85 MILES...135 KM... SOUTHWEST OF LA PAZ BAJA CALIFORNIA. JULIETTE HAS BEEN MEANDERING SINCE YESTERDAY AND NO SIGNIFICANT MOTION IS EXPECTED TODAY. THIS WILL PROLONG THE RAINS OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 55 MPH...90 KM/HR... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES ...185 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...150 TO 250 MM...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE PATH OF JULIETTE OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA. OUTER RAINBANDS ARE ALSO 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 WESTERN MEXICO AND ALONG THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL COASTS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. REPEATING THE 11 AM PDT POSITION...23.9 N...111.5 W. MOVEMENT MEANDERING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...55 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 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