910  
WTPZ35 KNHC 252051  
TCPEP5  
 
BULLETIN  
TROPICAL STORM JOHN ADVISORY NUMBER 12  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP102024  
300 PM CST WED SEP 25 2024  
   
..JOHN EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE
 
   
..HURRICANE WARNING ISSUED FOR SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO
 
 
 
 
SUMMARY OF 300 PM CST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION  
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LOCATION...16.8N 101.5W  
ABOUT 105 MI...170 KM W OF ACAPULCO MEXICO  
ABOUT 60 MI...100 KM S OF ZIHUATANEJO MEXICO  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H  
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 355 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H  
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...996 MB...29.42 INCHES  
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS  
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:  
 
THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE  
COAST OF MEXICO FROM TECPAN DE GALEANA TO LAZARO CARDENAS.  
 
THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WATCH FOR  
THE COAST OF MEXICO FROM WEST OF LAZARO CARDENAS TO PUNTA SAN TELMO.  
 
THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR  
THE COAST OF MEXICO FROM WEST OF LAZARO CARDENAS TO PUNTA SAN TELMO.  
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:  
 
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...  
* TECPAN DE GALEANA TO LAZARO CARDENAS  
 
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...  
* ACAPULCO TO TECPAN DE GALEANA  
* LAZARO CARDENAS TO PUNTA SAN TELMO  
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...  
* PUNTA MALDONADO TO ACAPULCO  
* LAZARO CARDENAS TO PUNTA SAN TELMO  
 
A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED  
SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA, THIS IS CASE WITHIN 12 TO 24  
HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED  
TO COMPLETION.  
 
A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE  
WITHIN THE WATCH AREA, IN THIS CASE WITHIN 12 HOURS.  
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE  
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA, IN THIS CASE WITHIN 12  
HOURS.  
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, PLEASE MONITOR  
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.  
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK  
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AT 300 PM CST (2100 UTC), THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JOHN WAS  
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.8 NORTH, LONGITUDE 101.5 WEST. JOHN IS  
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 3 MPH (6 KM/H). THIS MOTION SHOULD  
CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO, FOLLOWED BY A GRADUAL TURN TO THE  
WEST-NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF JOHN  
IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO ON EARLY  
THURSDAY AND BE INLAND ON FRIDAY.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH (85 KM/H) WITH  
HIGHER GUSTS. JOHN IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN AS IT APPROACHES THE  
COAST OF SOUTHERN MEXICO ON THURSDAY.  
 
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES (240 KM)  
FROM THE CENTER.  
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 996 MB (29.42 INCHES).  
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND  
----------------------  
RAINFALL: THROUGH FRIDAY, TROPICAL STORM JOHN IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE  
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES WITH ISOLATED TOTALS  
AROUND 30 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MEXICAN STATES OF GUERRERO,  
OAXACA AND MICHOACAN.  
 
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF FORECAST RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH JOHN,  
PLEASE SEE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM TOTAL RAINFALL  
GRAPHIC, AVAILABLE AT HURRICANES.GOV/GRAPHICS_EP5.SHTML?RAINQPF  
 
STORM SURGE: A DANGEROUS STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE COASTAL  
FLOODING NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL.  
NEAR THE COAST, THE SURGE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND  
DESTRUCTIVE WAVES.  
 
WIND: HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST WITHIN THE  
HURRICANE WARNING AREA THURSDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FIRST REACH  
TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH AS EARLY AS TONIGHT, MAKING OUTSIDE  
PREPARATIONS DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE  
AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.  
 
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO FIRST REACH THE COAST  
WITHIN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA AS EARLY AS TONIGHT.  
 
SURF: SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH JOHN ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO  
AFFECT THE COAST OF SOUTHERN MEXICO THROUGH THE WEEK, WITH THE  
POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS. PLEASE SEE LOCAL  
STATEMENTS FOR MORE INFORMATION.  
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY  
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NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY AT 600 PM CST.  
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 900 PM CST.  
 

 
FORECASTER BUCCI/R. ZELINSKY  
 
 
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