BULLETIN
U.S. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTRE
********************** 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 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. ************************