ZCZC MIATCPEP4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE IGNACIO INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 17A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 PM PDT MON AUG 25 2003 ...IGNACIO NEARLY STATIONARY NORTHWEST OF LA PAZ MEXICO... ...HEAVY RAINFALL AND DANGEROUS MUD SLIDES WILL CONTINUE... A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM SAN EVARISTO TO LA PAZ. THE HURRICANE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED TUESDAY MORNING. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SOUTH OF PUERTO SAN ANDRESITO...AND FOR THE EAST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SOUTH OF LA PAZ AND FROM LORETO TO SAN EVARISTO. AT 11 PM PDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IGNACIO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 110.6 WEST OR ABOUT 25 MILES...40 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF LA PAZ MEXICO. IGNACIO HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY AND A SLOW DRIFT TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND THIS COULD BRING THE CENTER OF IGNACIO INLAND ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IGNACIO IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM ON TUESDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES... 35 KM... MAINLY NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 989 MB...29.21 INCHES. EXTREME STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 20 INCHES OR MORE ARE LIKELY IN THE WARNING AREAS. 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 11 PM PDT POSITION...24.5 N...110.6 W. MOVEMENT NEARLY STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 989 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 AM PDT. FORECASTER STEWART NNNN
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