Hurricane IGNACIO

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HURRICANE IGNACIO INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  11A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 AM PDT SUN AUG 24 2003
 
...IGNACIO DRIFTING NORTHWARD...
 
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 FROM LORETO TO SAN EVARISTO AND FROM PUERTO SAN ANDRESITO TO
BAHIA MAGDALENA.
 
PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD
BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.
 
AT 11 AM PDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IGNACIO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 23.4 NORTH... LONGITUDE 109.0 WEST OR ABOUT 50
MILES...80 KM...EAST-NORTHEAST OF SAN JOSE DEL CABO IN EXTREME
SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA.
 
IGNACIO IS DRIFTING TOWARD THE NORTH...AND A GRADUAL TURN TO THE
NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  ON THIS TRACK...
THE CENTER WILL MOVE ALONG OR NEAR THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF EXTREME
SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE AS LONG AS
THE CENTER REMAINS OVER WATER...AND IGNACIO COULD BECOME A MAJOR
HURRICANE LATER TODAY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  25 MILES... 35 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO  85 MILES...140 KM...MAINLY TO THE EAST.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  970 MB...28.64 INCHES.
 
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER...ARE POSSIBLE
IN THE WARNING AREA.  THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING
FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.
 
COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 6 TO 8 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 11 AM PDT POSITION...23.4 N...109.0 W. MOVEMENT...
DRIFTING NORTHWARD. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH. MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE... 970 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 2 PM PDT.
 
FORECASTER PASCH/ROBERTS
 
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