ZCZC MIATCPEP3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE MARTY ADVISORY NUMBER 13 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 8 PM PDT SUN SEP 21 2003 ...MARTY GETTING STRONGER AS IT APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN BAJA PENINSULA... AT 8 PM PDT...0300Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS EXTENDED THE HURRICANE WARNING ALONG THE EAST COAST OF THE BAJA PENINSULA NORTHWARD TO LORETO. A HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA ...FROM BAHIA MAGDALENA SOUTHWARD ON THE WEST COAST AND FROM LORETO 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 PM PDT...0300Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS EXTENDED THE HURRICANE WATCH ALONG THE EAST COAST OF THE BAJA PENINSULA NORTHWARD TO BAHIA SAN JUAN BAUTISTA...AND ON MAINLAND MEXICO NORTHWARD TO BAHIA KINO. A HURRICANE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM PUNTA ABREOJOS TO BAHIA MAGDALENA ON THE WEST COAST AND FROM BAHIA SAN JUAN BAUTISTA TO LORETO ON THE EAST COAST. A HURRICANE WATCH IS ALSO NOW IN EFFECT FOR MAINLAND MEXICO FROM ALTATA TO BAHIA KINO. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. AT 8 PM PDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MARTY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 109.7 WEST OR ABOUT 105 MILES ...165 KM...SOUTH OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO. MARTY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR... AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ON THIS TRACK...THE EYE OF HURRICANE MARTY IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR OR OVER THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA BY MONDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST AND MARTY COULD BECOME A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE BEFORE IT MAKES LANDFALL. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES... 55 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES...230 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 981 MB...28.97 INCHES. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 4 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST IN THE WARNING AREA NEAR WHERE THE HURRICANE WINDS ARE BLOWING ONSHORE. THIS FLOODING MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... ARE LIKELY ALONG THE PATH OF THE HURRICANE. REPEATING THE 8 PM PDT POSITION...21.4 N...109.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 85 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 981 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 PM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 2 AM PDT. FORECASTER STEWART NNNN
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