ZCZC MIATCPAT5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE FABIAN ADVISORY NUMBER 32 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 AM AST THU SEP 04 2003 ...SEVERE HURRICANE FABIAN FORECAST TO PASS VERY NEAR BERMUDA... AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE BERMUDA WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WARNING FOR BERMUDA. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE EYE OF HURRICANE FABIAN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 64.0 WEST OR ABOUT 500 MILES...805 KM...SOUTH OF BERMUDA. FABIAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR. ON THIS TRACK...FABIAN WILL BE PASSING NEAR OR OVER BERMUDA DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH...195 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...325 KM. FABIAN IS A LARGE HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH BERMUDA EARLY FRIDAY...WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE EYE. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 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. LARGE SWELLS WILL ALSO BEGIN TO SPREAD ALONG PORTIONS OF THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES TODAY. REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...25.2 N... 64.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 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. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 2 PM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 PM AST. FORECASTER AVILA NNNN
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