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Saturday, July 25, 2009

ALERT Tropical Depression Jimena Retrograding into Santa Rosalia

Baja Weather Service ALERT

Tropical Depression Jimena is now retrograding West-South West into the Santa Rosalia area.

Possible new flash flooding and additional storm damage, from this new movement by Jimena.

Bahia de Los Angeles south to Loreto should be aware of this new movement and possible re-formation and re-strengthening.





AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION
JIMENA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 111.8 WEST
OR ABOUT 40 MILES...65 KM...NORTHEAST OF SANTA ROSALIA MEXICO.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 4 MPH, WITH
AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT
24 TO 36 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST...AND JIMENA IS EXPECTED TO
BECOME A REMNANT LOW LATER TODAY.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES.

JIMENA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO
2 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN MEXICO AND THE CENTRAL PORTION OF
THE BAJA PENINSULA DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. ISOLATED MAXIMUM
STORM-TOTAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 30 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

...SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...27.7N 111.8W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 2 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB


Baja Weather Service will issue new reports as needed.