ZCZC MIATCPEP1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM JOHN ADVISORY NUMBER 3 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP112006 800 PM PDT MON AUG 28 2006 ...JOHN STRENGTHENING SOUTH OF PUERTO ANGEL...TROPICAL STORM WATCHES ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE MEXICAN COAST... AT 8 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WATCH FROM LAGUNAS DE CHACAHUA TO LAZARO CARDENAS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 800 PM PDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JOHN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 97.3 WEST OR ABOUT 270 MILES...435 KM...SOUTHEAST OF ACAPULCO MEXICO. JOHN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND JOHN IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE TOMORROW. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 8 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE MEXICAN COAST FROM PUERTO ANGEL TO ACAPULCO AND TECOMAN. THESE AMOUNTS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS OVER REGIONS OF MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. REPEATING THE 800 PM PDT POSITION...13.9 N...97.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 200 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER RHOME/FRANKLIN NNNN
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