ZCZC MIATCPEP4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO ADVISORY NUMBER 6 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 8 AM PDT SAT AUG 23 2003 ...DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS TO TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO...WARNINGS EXTENDED NORTHWARD... AT 8 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS EXTENDED THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING NORTHWARD ALONG THE EAST AND WEST COASTS OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA FROM BAHIA MAGDALENA TO SAN EVARISTO. AT 8 AM PDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.8 NORTH... LONGITUDE 108.5 WEST OR ABOUT 115 MILES...185 KM...SOUTHEAST OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO. IGNACIO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH ... 9 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...IGNACIO IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INLAND OR PASS VERY NEAR THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA VERY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...RESIDENTS ARE STRONGLY CAUTIONED NOT TO FOCUS ON THE LANDFALL OF THE CENTER...SINCE THE PRECISE TIMING AND LOCATION OF LANDFALL IS UNCERTAIN...AND BECAUSE CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE OVER A LARGE AREA WELL BEFORE THE CENTER REACHES THE COAST. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE STRENGTHENED AND ARE NOW NEAR 45 MPH... 75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...AND ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. IGNACIO IS EXPECTED TO BE A STRONG TROPICAL STORM BY THE TIME IT REACHES THE COAST. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES ...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREA. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. REPEATING THE 8 AM PDT POSITION...21.8 N...108.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 2 PM PDT. FORECASTER FRANKLIN NNNN
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