670
WTPZ31 KNHC 060546
TCPEP1
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HURRICANE PRISCILLA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 6A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP162025
1100 PM MST SUN OCT 05 2025
..PRISCILLA STRENGTHENING
...HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WIND THREAT CONTINUES FOR PARTS OF
SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO...
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM MST...0600 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...16.9N 107.2W
ABOUT 260 MI...420 KM SSW OF CABO CORRIENTES MEXICO
ABOUT 450 MI...725 KM SSE OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 340 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...984 MB...29.06 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
NONE.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* PUNTA SAN TELMO TO PUNTA MITA, MEXICO
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA, IN THIS CASE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR
SO.
INTERESTS IN SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR SHOULD MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF PRISCILLA.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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AT 1100 PM MST (0600 UTC), THE CENTER OF HURRICANE PRISCILLA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.9 NORTH, LONGITUDE 107.2 WEST. PRISCILLA
IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH (6 KM/H). THIS
GENERAL MOTION WITH A BEND TO THE NORTHWEST AT A SLIGHTLY FASTER
FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK, THE CENTER OF THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OFFSHORE OF AND
PARALLEL TO THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO AND BAJA CALIFORNIA
SUR THROUGH THE EARLY-TO-MIDDLE PART OF THIS WEEK.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH (130 KM/H)
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING
THE NEXT FEW DAYS, AND PRISCILLA IS FORECAST TO BECOME A CATEGORY 2
HURRICANE LATER THIS WEEK BEFORE WEAKENING LIKELY COMMENCES ON
WEDNESDAY.
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES (65 KM) FROM
THE CENTER AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 195
MILES (315 KM).
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 984 MB (29.06 INCHES).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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KEY MESSAGES FOR PRISCILLA CAN BE FOUND IN THE TROPICAL CYCLONE
DISCUSSION UNDER AWIPS HEADER MIATCDEP1 AND WMO HEADER WTPZ41 KNHC.
WIND: TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA
ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO TONIGHT AND INTO MONDAY.
RAINFALL: OUTER BANDS FROM PRISCILLA WILL BRING HEAVY RAIN TO
PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO THROUGH MONDAY. ACROSS COASTAL
PORTIONS OF MICHOACáN AND FAR WESTERN GUERRERO, ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED, WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 6
INCHES. ACROSS COLIMA, WESTERN JALISCO, AND THE REST OF GUERRERO
ALONG THE COAST, 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED.
THIS RAINFALL WILL BRING A RISK OF FLASH FLOODING, ESPECIALLY IN
AREAS OF HIGHER TERRAIN.
FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF FORECAST RAINFALL AND FLASH FLOODING
ASSOCIATED WITH PRISCILLA, PLEASE SEE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL GRAPHIC, AVAILABLE AT
HURRICANES.GOV/GRAPHICS_EP1.SHTML?RAINQPF
SURF: SWELLS GENERATED BY PRISCILLA HAVE BEGUN TO AFFECT PORTIONS
OF THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO AND WILL REACH PORTIONS OF THE
COAST OF WEST-CENTRAL MEXICO AND THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA
PENINSULA BY MONDAY. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE
LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONSULT
PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 200 AM MST.
FORECASTER PASCH
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