Hurricane JAVIER

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TROPICAL STORM JAVIER INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  33A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 PM PDT SAT SEP 18 2004

...JAVIER MOVING NORTHWARD PARALLELING COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA...
 
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 5 PM PDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JAVIER WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.8 NORTH... LONGITUDE 113.5 WEST OR ABOUT
80 MILES... 130 KM... WEST OF CABO SAN LAZARO MEXICO.
 
JAVIER IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR  9 MPH...13 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
LATER TONIGHT.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR... WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SLOW 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 1001 MB...29.56 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 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH
THE CYCLONE.  THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS
AND MUD SLIDES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM PDT POSITION...24.8 N...113.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR  9 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 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 8 PM PDT.
 
FORECASTER COBB/JARVINEN
 
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