Tropical Storm JUAN

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TROPICAL STORM JUAN ADVISORY NUMBER   2
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 PM AST THU SEP 25 2003

...JUAN...THE 10TH NAMED TROPICAL STORM OF THE SEASON...FORMS
SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA... 
 
AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE BERMUDA WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR BERMUDA.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JUAN WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 30.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE  61.8 WEST OR ABOUT 200
MILES...315 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
 
JUAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR. 
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH A
GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTH.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES ...325 KM
FROM THE CENTER. 

SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW THAT RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH JUAN ARE
ALREADY NEARING BERMUDA. 
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  996 MB...29.41 INCHES. A
DRIFTING BUOY NEAR THE CENTER RECENTLY REPORTED A MINIMUM PRESSURE
OF 996.6 MB...29.43 INCHES. 
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...30.9 N... 61.8 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR  8 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 50 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 996 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 8 PM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 PM
AST.
 
FORECASTER AVILA
 
 
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