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Hurricane IGNACIO


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TROPICAL DEPRESSION IGNACIO ADVISORY NUMBER  23
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
8 AM PDT WED AUG 27 2003
 
...IGNACIO VERY DISORGANIZED...
 
AT 8 AM PDT...1500Z...THE POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL
DEPRESSION IGNACIO WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.3 NORTH...
LONGITUDE 112.4 WEST OR ABOUT 55 MILES...90 KM...WEST-NORTHWEST OF
LORETO MEXICO.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR  3 MPH
... 6 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  30 MPH... 45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE WITHIN A DAY OR SO.
24 HOURS.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...LOCALLY
HIGHER...ARE STILL POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN BAJA
CALIFORNIA.  THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS
AND MUD SLIDES.

REPEATING THE 8 AM PDT POSITION...26.3 N...112.4 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR  3 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 30 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 2 PM PDT.
 
FORECASTER PASCH

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