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Hurricane JUAN


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HURRICANE JUAN ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 PM AST FRI SEP 26 2003

...HURRICANE JUAN MOVING NORTHWARD...COULD STRENGTHEN A LITTLE...
 
AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JUAN WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 33.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE  62.2 WEST OR ABOUT 155 MILES...245
KM...EAST-NORTHEAST OF BERMUDA OR ABOUT 800 MILES...1300 KM SOUTH
OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA.
 
JUAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 9 MPH ...15 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  25 MILES... 35 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 200 MILES...325 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  987 MB...29.15 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...33.0 N... 62.2 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR  9 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 987 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER AVILA
 
 
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