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HURRICANE GREG INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 6A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM PDT MON SEP 06 1999
 
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BAJA CALIFORNIA...FROM
ARROYO SECO SOUTHWARD ON THE PACIFIC COAST AND FROM LA PAZ SOUTHWARD
ON THE GULF COAST.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM
NORTH OF ARROYO SECO TO CABO SAN LAZARO ON THE PACIFIC COAST...AND
FOR THE ISLAS MARIAS.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BAJA CALIFORNINA...FROM
NORTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO TO PUNTA ABREOJOS ON THE PACIFIC COAST AND
FROM NORTH OF LA PAZ TO LORETO ON THE GULF COAST.
 
AT 5 PM PDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GREG WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 22.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 109.0 WEST OR ABOUT 85 MILES...135
KM...SOUTHEAST OF CABO SAN LUCAS ON THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA.
 
GREG IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH...11 KM/HR...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE 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 115 MILES...185 KM.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  987 MB...29.15 INCHES.
 
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN...ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREA.  HEAVY
RAINS ARE ALSO CONTINUING ALONG THE MEXICAN MAINLAND COAST BETWEEN
MAZATLAN AND LAZARO CARDENAS.  COLIMA STATE HAS REPORTED AS MUCH AS
15 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM PDT POSITION...22.0 N...109.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 987 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
8 PM PDT.
 
LAWRENCE 
 
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