ZCZC MIATCPEP4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 18A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 AM PDT TUE AUG 26 2003 ...IGNACIO DRIFTING SLOWLY......HEAVY RAINFALL AND MUD SLIDES STILL A SERIOUS THREAT FOR SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA... AT 5 AM PDT...1200 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ADJUSTED THE WARNINGS FOR BAJA CALIFORNIA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM LORETO TO LA PAZ...AND FOR THE WEST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM PUERTO SAN ADRESITO TO SANTA FE. ALL OTHER WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. AT 5 AM PDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IGNACIO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 110.7 WEST OR ABOUT 40 MILES...60 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF LA PAZ MEXICO. IGNACIO IS DRIFTING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 2 MPH... 4 KM/HR... AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STEADY WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS IGNACIO INTERACTS WITH THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES ... 95 KM...MAINLY NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES. EVEN THOUGH IGNACIO IS NO LONGER A HURRICANE...HEAVY RAINFALL WITH STORM TOTALS EXCEEDING 20 INCHES ARE STILL LIKELY OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER. REPEATING THE 5 AM PDT POSITION...24.7 N...110.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 2 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 995 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 AM PDT. FORECASTER PASCH NNNN
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