Mexico - Tropical depression Juliette OCHA Situation Report No. 6

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2001/0195
Tropical depression Juliette
Mexico
OCHA Situation Report No. 6
30 September 2001

This message is not an official warning or alert for any country

1. Juliette has been downgraded to a tropical depression and all tropical storm warnings have been discontinued for the Baja California peninsula.

2. The National Weather Center in Miami reports that at 1500 GMT, 30 September 2001, the center of tropical depression Juliette was located near latitude 25.6 north, longitude 112.0 west, or about 120 miles (195 km) south of Santa Rosalia on the east coast of the central Baja California peninsula. Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/hr) with higher gusts.

3. The tropical depression is moving toward the north at near 6 mph (9 km/hr) and this general motion is expected to continue for the next 24 hours. Additional rainfall is expected today and tonight primarily over northwestern mainland Mexico. There continues to be a threat of flash floods and mud slides near mountainous terrain.

4. For further information, please refer to the website of the National Hurricane Service in Miami at www.nhc.noaa.gov, and www.solar.ifa.hawaii.edu/Tropical/Gif/atl.latest.gif.

5. This situation report, together with further information on ongoing emergencies, is also available on the OCHA Internet Website at http://www.reliefweb.int

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