ZCZC MIATCPEP4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE IGNACIO ADVISORY NUMBER 16 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2 PM PDT MON AUG 25 2003 ...IGNACIO MOVING VERY SLOWLY...HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE... A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA FROM SOUTH OF SAN EVARISTO ON THE EAST COAST AND SOUTH OF BAHIA MAGDALENA ON THE WEST COAST. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA FROM LORETO TO SAN EVARISTO AND FROM PUERTO SAN ANDRESITO TO BAHIA MAGDALENA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF MAINLAND MEXICO FROM ALTATA TO TOPOLOBAMPO. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF MAINLAND MEXICO NORTH OF TOPOLOBAMPO TO HUATABAMPITO. AT 2 PM PDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IGNACIO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 110.2 WEST OR VERY NEAR LA PAZ MEXICO. IGNACIO HAS DRIFTED WESTWARD NEAR 3 MPH... 6 KM/HR...AND A SLOW WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER WILL MOVE NEAR OR ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS WHILE THE CIRCULATION INTERACTS WITH LAND. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES... 35 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 20 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREA. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE NORTH OF WHERE THE CENTER REACHES THE COAST. REPEATING THE 2 PM PDT POSITION...24.3 N...110.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 3 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 987 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 5 PM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 8 PM PDT. FORECASTER PASCH NNNN
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