ZCZC MIATCPAT5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE FABIAN ADVISORY NUMBER 19 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 AM AST MON SEP 01 2003 ...POWERFUL HURRICANE FABIAN MAINTAINING 140 MPH... AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FABIAN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.6 NORTH... LONGITUDE 55.8 WEST OR ABOUT 400 MILES...640 KM...EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. FABIAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. FABIAN IS FORECAST TO PASS WELL NORTH OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORTS THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 140 MPH...220 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FABIAN IS A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR/SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES... 85 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM. THE AIR FORCE PLANE RECENTLY REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 949 MB...28.02 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...18.6 N... 55.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 949 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST. FORECASTER PASCH NNNN
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