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Hurricane MARTY (Text)

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HURRICANE MARTY ADVISORY NUMBER  11
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
8 AM PDT SUN SEP 21 2003
 
...MARTY THREATENS SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA...
 
AT 8 AM PDT...1500Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A
HURRICANE WARNING FOR SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA...FROM BAHIA
MAGDALENA SOUTHWARD ON THE WEST COAST AND FROM SAN EVARISTO
SOUTHWARD ON THE EAST COAST.  A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY
SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.
 
AT 8 AM PDT...1500Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A
HURRICANE WATCH FROM PUNTA ABREOJOS TO BAHIA MAGDALENA ON THE WEST
COAST AND FROM MULEGE TO SAN EVARISTO  ON THE EAST COAST.  A
HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.
 
AT 8 AM PDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MARTY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 19.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 109.1 WEST OR ABOUT 235 MILES...380
KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA.
 
MARTY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR  4 MPH... 6 KM/HR.  AN
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND
THE FORECAST TRACK BRINGS THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE TO NEAR
SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA ON MONDAY MORNING.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  25 MILES... 35 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 115 MILES...185 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  984 MB...29.06 INCHES.
 
STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 4 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS
EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST IN THE WARNING AREA WHERE THE HURRICANE
WINDS ARE BLOWING ONSHORE.  THIS FLOODING MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY
LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES.
 
REPEATING THE 8 AM PDT POSITION...19.5 N...109.1 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR  3 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 80 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 984 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 2 PM PDT.
 
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
 
 
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