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TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO SPECIAL FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   7
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP092003
1800Z SAT AUG 23 2003
 
AT 11 AM PDT...1800 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A
HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA FROM
SOUTH OF LA PAZ ON THE EAST COAST TO SOUTH OF SANTA FE ON THE WEST
COAST.  A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM BAHIA
MAGDALENA TO SANTA FE AND FROM SAN EVARISTO TO LA PAZ.
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 21.9N 108.6W AT 23/1800Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  40 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 310 DEGREES AT   5 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  994 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  55 KT WITH GUSTS TO  65 KT.
50 KT....... 25NE  25SE  25SW  25NW.
34 KT....... 90NE  90SE  60SW  60NW.
12 FT SEAS.. 90NE  90SE  60SW  60NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
 
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 21.9N 108.6W AT 23/1800Z
AT 23/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 21.5N 108.2W
 
FORECAST VALID 24/0000Z 22.3N 109.1W
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT... 20NE  20SE  20SW  20NW.
50 KT... 40NE  40SE  40SW  40NW.
34 KT... 90NE  90SE  60SW  60NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 24/1200Z 23.2N 110.0W...INLAND
MAX WIND  70 KT...GUSTS  85 KT.
64 KT... 20NE  20SE  20SW  20NW.
50 KT... 40NE  40SE  40SW  40NW.
34 KT... 90NE  90SE  60SW  60NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 25/0000Z 24.0N 111.0W...ALONG THE COAST
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT... 30NE  30SE  30SW  30NW.
34 KT... 60NE  60SE  60SW  60NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 25/1200Z 24.5N 111.8W...ALONG THE COAST
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
34 KT... 60NE  60SE  60SW  60NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 26/1200Z 25.5N 113.0W...OVER WATER
MAX WIND  30 KT...GUSTS  40 KT.
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 200 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 225 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
 
OUTLOOK VALID 27/1200Z 26.5N 114.0W...DISSIPATING
MAX WIND  20 KT...GUSTS  30 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 28/1200Z...DISSIPATED
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 21.9N 108.6W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 23/2100Z
 
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
 
 
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