Hurricane FABIAN

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HURRICANE FABIAN ADVISORY NUMBER  41
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 PM AST SAT SEP 06 2003
 
...FABIAN REFUSES TO WEAKEN... 
  
AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FABIAN WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 37.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE  59.3 WEST OR ABOUT 715
MILES...1155 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWST OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND.
 
FABIAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 23 MPH ...37 KM/HR. THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS
WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 110 MPH...175 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  FABIAN IS EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTRATROPICAL IN A DAY
OR TWO.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 230 MILES...370 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  960 MB...28.35 INCHES.

LARGE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE U.S. EAST
COAST.  SEE STATEMENTS FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES FOR
DETAILS ON COASTAL CONDITIONS.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...37.5 N... 59.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 23 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 960 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER AVILA
 
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