Hurricane FABIAN

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HURRICANE FABIAN ADVISORY NUMBER  29
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 PM AST WED SEP 03 2003

...FABIAN CONTINUES AS A DANGEROUS HURRICANE...
 
THE BERMUDA WEATHER SERVICE WILL LIKELY ISSUE A HURRICANE WATCH
EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. ALL INTERESTS IN BERMUDA SHOULD CLOSELY
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF FABIAN.
 
AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE EYE OF HURRICANE FABIAN WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 22.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE  62.9 WEST OR ABOUT 660 MILES...
1065 KM...SOUTH OF BERMUDA.
 
FABIAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR. THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH A
GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTH.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 120 MPH...195
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  FABIAN COULD STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY DURING
THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  70 MILES...110 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 160 MILES...260 KM.
 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE PLANE WAS 
944 MB...27.88 INCHES.

LARGE SWELLS AND DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS...THE VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND PUERTO
RICO. SWELLS WILL ALSO BEGIN TO SPREAD OVER PORTIONS OF THE EAST
COAST OF THE UNITED STATES OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...22.9 N... 62.9 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR  9 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...120 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 944 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER AVILA
 
 
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