Hurricane IGNACIO

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION IGNACIO ADVISORY NUMBER  20...CORRECTED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2 PM PDT TUE AUG 26 2003

CORRECTED TO REMOVE REFERENCE TO INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY.
 
...IGNACIO WEAKENS TO A DEPRESSION...HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE... 

AT 2 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS DISCONTINUED
ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS FOR BAJA CALIFORNIA.  INTERESTS IN BAJA
CALIFORNIA SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.
 
AT 2 PM PDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION
IGNACIO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 111.6 WEST
OR ABOUT 30 MILES...50 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF LORETO.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR  5 MPH
... 7 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT
24 HOURS.  ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER SHOULD CONTINUE OVER SOUTHERN
BAJA CALIFORNIA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 35 MPH... 55
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES...LOCALLY
HIGHER...ARE STILL LIKELY OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN BAJA
CALIFORNIA.  THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS
AND MUD SLIDES.
 
STORM SURGE FLOODING AND LARGE WAVES ALONG THE COAST OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE.
 
REPEATING THE 2 PM PDT POSITION...25.6 N...111.6 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR  5 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 35 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 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 8 PM PDT.
 
FORECASTER PASCH/ROBERTS
 
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