OCHA Situation Report No. 2
Mexico - Hurricane Juliette
26 September 2001


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

1.  The National Weather Center in Miami reports that at 1500 GMT, 26
September 2001, the center of hurricane Juliette was located near latitude
18.6 north, longitude 109.3 west, or about 295 miles (475 km) south of
Cabo San Lucas. Maximum sustained winds are near 135 mph (215 km/hr) with
higher gusts (Juliette remains a category 4 Hurricane).

2.  Juliette is moving toward the northwest at near 9 mph (15 km/hr) and
this motion is expected to continue for the next 24 hours.

3.  Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for Southern Baja California
Peninsula from Cabo San Lazaro to Los Burros.

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


Telephone: +41-22-91712 34
Fax: +41-22-917 00 23
E-mail: ochagva@un.org

In case of emergency only: Tel. +41-22-917 20 10

Desk Officers (OCHA Response Coordination Branch):
  Mr. E. Haegglund / Ms. M. Kondo
  Direct Tel. +41-22-917 32 99/1997

Press contact:
  (GVA)  Ms. Elizabeth Byrs, direct Tel. +41-22-917 26 56
  (NYC)  Ms. Phyllis Lee, direct Tel. +1-212-963 48 32


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