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Hurricane FABIAN (Text)

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HURRICANE FABIAN ADVISORY NUMBER  47
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 AM AST MON SEP 08 2003
 
...FABIAN WEAKENS AND PICKS UP SPEED OVER THE NORTH ATLANTIC... 
 
AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FABIAN WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 47.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE  42.9 WEST OR ABOUT 440
MILES...730 KM...EAST OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND.
 
FABIAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 39 MPH ...63 KM/HR...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH A
GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR  75
MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  FABIAN IS EXPECTED TO LOSE 
TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS TODAY BUT TO CONTINUE AS A LARGE AND
STRONG NON-TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 345 MILES...555 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  985 MB...29.09 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 AM AST POSITION...47.7 N... 42.9 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 39 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 75 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 985 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST.
 
FORECASTER ROBERTS/LAWRENCE

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