Hurricane JIMENA

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HURRICANE JIMENA ADVISORY NUMBER   9
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP132009
200 PM PDT SUN AUG 30 2009

...JIMENA EVEN STRONGER...

INTERESTS IN WESTERN MAINLAND MEXICO AND THE SOUTHERN BAJA
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF JIMENA. A
HURRICANE WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN BAJA
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. 
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITED
STATES...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE
MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA
OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY
YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.

AT 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JIMENA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 106.8 WEST OR ABOUT 270
MILES...440 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CABO CORRIENTES MEXICO AND ABOUT
480 MILES...770 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA.
 
JIMENA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR...
AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AND THEN NORTH-NORTHWEST IS
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW
NEAR 140 MPH...220 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. JIMENA IS A CATEGORY
FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN
STRENGTH ARE LIKELY OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70
MILES...110 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 945 MB...27.91 INCHES.

...SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...16.6N 106.8W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 295 DEGREES AT 8 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...945 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
800 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER PASCH
 
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