ZCZC MIATCPEP3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE MARTY ADVISORY NUMBER 16 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2 PM PDT MON SEP 22 2003 ...MARTY OVER GULF OF CALIFORNIA... HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM LORETO TO BAHIA SAN JUAN BAUTISTA ON THE EAST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA AND FROM TOPOLOBAMPO TO BAHIA KINO ON MAINLAND MEXICO. AT 2 PM PDT...2100Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS DISCONTINUED HURRICANE WARNINGS FOR SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM LORETO SOUTHWARD ON THE EAST COAST FROM BAHIA MAGDALENA SOUTHWARD ON THE WEST COAST. AT 2 PM PDT...2100Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS DISCONTINUED THE HURRICANE WATCH ON THE MAINLAND FROM TOPOLOBAMPO TO ALTATA AND THE HURRICANE WATCH ON THE WEST COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM PUNTA ABRAOJOS TO BAHIA MAGDALENA. AT 2 PM PDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MARTY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 110.7 WEST. THIS POSITION IS OVER THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND ABOUT 65 MILES...110 KM...SOUTH OF GUAYMAS MEXICO. MARTY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH...32 KM/HR. THIS MOTION...WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED...IS EXPECTED TO MOVE MARTY OVER MAINLAND MEXICO ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES... 55 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...280 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.156 INCHES. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS STILL EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREAS. STORM SURGE FLOODING ELSEWHERE WHERE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED SHOULD BE SUBSIDING TODAY. 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. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME RAINFALL SPREADING NORTHWARD OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. REPEATING THE 2 PM PDT POSITION...26.4 N...110.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 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 5 PM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 8 PM PDT. FORECASTER LAWRENCE NNNN
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