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Tropical Storm FABIAN (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM FABIAN ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 AM AST FRI AUG 29 2003

...FABIAN MOVING WESTWARD...

AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FABIAN WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE  43.7 WEST OR ABOUT
1175 MILES...1900 KM...EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.
 
FABIAN HAS DECREASED IN FORWARD SPEED AND NOW IS MOVING TOWARD THE
WEST NEAR 16 MPH ...26 KM/HR. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  FABIAN HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A HURRICANE DURING THE
NEXT DAY OR TWO.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  997 MB...29.44 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...15.5 N... 43.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 16 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 60 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 997 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER AVILA

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