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HURRICANE GREG ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 PM PDT MON SEP 06 1999

...GREG REACHES HURRICANE INTENSITY...
 
AT 2 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A
TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE GULF COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA FROM
NORTH OF LA PAZ TO LORETO.
 
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE PACIFIC COAST OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA FROM ARROYO SECO SOUTH...AND FOR THE GULF COAST OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA FROM LA PAZ SOUTH.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE PACIFIC COAST OF
BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTH OF ARROYO SECO TO CABO SAN LAZARO...AND FOR
THE ISLAS MARIAS.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE PACIFIC COAST OF
BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO TO PUNTA ABREOJOS.
 
AT 2 PM PDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GREG WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
21.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 108.7 WEST OR ABOUT 110 MILES...180 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 IN
MOUNTAINS...ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREA...AND ALONG THE MEXICAN
MAINLAND COAST BETWEEN MANZANILLO AND MAZATLAN. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS
ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG THE MEXICAN MAINLAND COAST BETWEEN LAZARO
CARDENAS AND MANZANILLO. COLIMA STATE HAS REPORTED AS MUCH AS 15
INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST 24 HOURS.
 
REPEATING THE 2 PM PDT POSITION...21.7 N...108.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 75 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 987 MB.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 5 PM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 8 PM
PDT.
 
BEVEN
 
 
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