Hurricane JAVIER

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TROPICAL STORM JAVIER INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  32A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 AM PDT SAT SEP 18 2004
 
...JAVIER TURNS TO THE NORTH... A BIT WEAKER...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM
BAHIA MAGDALENA TO PUNTA ENGENIA.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM
NORTH OF PUNTA ENGENIA TO SAN JOSE DE LAS PALOMAS.
 
AT 11 AM PDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JAVIER WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 113.4 WEST OR ABOUT
100 MILES... 160 KM... SOUTHWEST OF CABO SAN LAZARO MEXICO.
 
JAVIER IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH
SOME ACCELERATION.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR  50 MPH... 85
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  CONTINUED WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  85 MILES
...140 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  994 MB...29.35 INCHES.
 
COASTAL STORM SURGE VALUES OF 1 TO 2 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS ARE
POSSIBLE NEAR AND TO THE RIGHT OF WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL.
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE LIKELY ON THE WESTERN COAST OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA.
 
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH
THE CYCLONE.  THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS
AND MUD SLIDES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 AM PDT POSITION...23.9 N...113.4 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR  8 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 50 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 994 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 2 PM PDT.
 
FORECASTER BLAKE/LAWRENCE
 
 
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