649  
WTPZ35 KNHC 262353  
TCPEP5  
 
BULLETIN  
HURRICANE JOHN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 16A  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP102024  
600 PM CST THU SEP 26 2024  
 
...CENTER OF JOHN JUST OFFSHORE THE COAST OF THE MEXICAN STATE OF  
MICHOACAN...  
...CATASTROPHIC FLASH FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES ONGOING OVER PORTIONS  
OF SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO...  
 
 
SUMMARY OF 600 PM CST...0000 UTC...INFORMATION  
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LOCATION...17.8N 103.0W  
ABOUT 55 MI...90 KM W OF LAZARO CARDENAS MEXICO  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H  
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...5 KM/H  
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...979 MB...28.91 INCHES  
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS  
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:  
 
THE HURRICANE WARNING FROM TECPAN DE GALEANA TO ZIHUATANEJO HAS  
BEEN CHANGED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING.  
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:  
 
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...  
* ZIHUATANEJO TO PUNTA SAN TELMO  
 
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...  
* WEST OF PUNTA SAN TELMO TO MANZANILLO  
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...  
* PUNTA MALDONADO TO EAST OF ZIHUATANEJO  
* WEST OF PUNTA SAN TELMO TO MANZANILLO  
 
A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED  
SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA, IN THIS CASE WITHIN 12 HOURS.  
 
A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE  
WITHIN THE WATCH AREA, IN THIS CASE WITHIN 12 TO 24 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  
----------------------  
AT 600 PM CST (0000 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JOHN WAS LOCATED  
NEAR LATITUDE 17.8 NORTH, LONGITUDE 103.0 WEST. JOHN IS MOVING  
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH (5 KM/H) AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED  
TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT DAY OR SO. ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE  
CENTER OF JOHN IS FORECAST TO APPROACH AND MOVE ALONG THE COAST OF  
SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO OR JUST INLAND LATER TONIGHT.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH (120 KM/H) WITH HIGHER  
GUSTS. JOHN IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A HURRICANE UNTIL THE CENTER  
REACHES THE COAST TONIGHT. JOHN IS FORECAST TO BEGIN WEAKENING  
QUICKLY ON FRIDAY AS THE CENTER MOVES ALONG THE COAST OR JUST  
INLAND.  
 
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 10 MILES (20 KM) FROM  
THE CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150  
MILES (240 KM).  
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 979 MB (28.91 INCHES).  
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND  
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RAINFALL: THROUGH FRIDAY, HURRICANE JOHN IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE  
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF  
THE MEXICAN STATES OF GUERRERO AND MICHOACáN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF  
2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE  
MEXICAN STATES OF COLIMA AND WESTERN OAXACA.  
 
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 LATER TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY. WINDS TO  
TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH ARE ALREADY ONGOING ALONG THE COAST AND WILL  
CONTINUE TO SPREAD INLAND. WIND SPEEDS ATOP AND ON THE WINDWARD  
SIDES OF HILLS AND MOUNTAINS ARE OFTEN UP TO 30 PERCENT STRONGER  
THAN THE NEAR-SURFACE WINDS INDICATED IN THIS ADVISORY, AND IN SOME  
ELEVATED LOCATIONS COULD BE EVEN GREATER.  
 
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE HURRICANE WATCH AREA  
ON FRIDAY.  
 
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE CURRENTLY OCCURRING OVER PORTIONS OF  
THE COAST WITHIN THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA, AND SHOULD  
CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.  
 
SURF: SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH JOHN ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO  
AFFECT THE COAST OF SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWESTERN 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 COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 900 PM CST.  
 

 
FORECASTER HAGEN  
 
 
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