Tropical Storm JOHN

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TROPICAL STORM JOHN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  25A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP112006
1100 AM PDT SUN SEP 03 2006
 
...JOHN CONTINUES TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST COAST OF THE
PENINSULA FROM BAHIA DE LOS ANGELES TO LORETO AND FOR THE WEST
COAST OF THE PENINSULA FROM PUNTA EUGENIA TO PUNTA ABREOJOS. A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN AND AROUND THE NORTHERN GULF OF CALIFORNIA
SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF JOHN.
 
MOISTURE FROM JOHN WILL BE SPREADING INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED
STATES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC
TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AT 1100 AM PDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JOHN WAS
ESTIMATED TO BE INLAND NEAR LATITUDE 27.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 112.6
WEST OR ABOUT 20 MILES... 30 KM... WEST OF SANTA ROSALIA MEXICO AND
ABOUT 155 MILES...250 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PUNTA EUGENIA MEXICO.
 
JOHN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR.  ON THIS
TRACK JOHN IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR OR OVER BAJA CALIFORNIA
TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS JOHN
CONTINUES TO INTERACT WITH LAND.  JOHN COULD BECOME A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 996 MB...29.41 INCHES.
 
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM STORM
TOTALS UP TO 18 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL BAJA
PENINSULA.  THE NORTHWEST COAST OF MEXICO COULD RECEIVE 3 TO 6
INCHES OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM TOTALS OF 10 INCHES.  THESE
RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES OVER
MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.  MOISTURE FROM JOHN COULD HELP PRODUCE 1 TO 3
INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES AND WESTERN
TEXAS THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
 
REPEATING THE 1100 AM PDT POSITION...27.3 N...112.6 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...996 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
200 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BLAKE/FRANKLIN
 
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