ZCZC MIATCPEP3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE MARTY ADVISORY NUMBER 14 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2 AM PDT MON SEP 22 2003 ...MARTY STRENGTHENS TO CATEGORY TWO...EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL OVER SOUTHERN BAJA IN A FEW HOURS... AT 2 AM PDT...0900Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS EXTENDED THE HURRICANE WARNING ALONG THE EAST COAST OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA NORTHWARD TO MULEGE...AND REPLACED THE HURRICANE WATCH WITH A HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE COAST OF MAINLAND MEXICO FROM TOPOLOBAMPO TO GUAYMAS. A HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM BAHIA MAGDALENA SOUTHWARD ON THE WEST COAST AND FROM MULEGE SOUTHWARD ON THE EAST COAST...AND FOR THE COAST OF MAINLAND MEXICO FROM TOPOLOBAMPO TO GUAYMAS. 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. A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM PUNTA ABREOJOS TO BAHIA MAGDALENA ON THE WEST COAST...AND NORTH OF MULEGE TO BAHIA SAN JUAN BAUTISTA ON THE EAST COAST. A HURRICANE WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF MAINLAND MEXICO FROM SOUTH OF TOPOLOBAMPO TO ALTATA...AND NORTH OF GUAYMAS TO BAHIA KINO. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. AT 2 AM PDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MARTY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.6 NORTH... LONGITUDE 109.6 WEST OR ABOUT 30 MILES...45 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO. MARTY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 12 MPH ...19 KM/HR...AND A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TODAY. ON THIS TRACK THE EYE OF THE HURRICANE WILL BE MOVING OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA IN A FEW HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 100 MPH...160 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST PRIOR TO 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. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 973 MB...28.73 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 NEAR THE PATH OF THE HURRICANE. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. REPEATING THE 2 AM PDT POSITION...22.6 N...109.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 973 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 5 AM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 8 AM PDT. FORECASTER PASCH NNNN
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