ZCZC MIATCPAT5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE JUAN ADVISORY NUMBER 8 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 AM AST SAT SEP 27 2003 ...JUAN STRENGTHENING AS IT BEGINS TO ACCELERATE NORTHWARD... AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JUAN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 62.4 WEST OR ABOUT 220 MILES...355 KM...EAST-NORTHEAST OF BERMUDA. THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 675 MILES...1085 KM...SOUTH OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA. JUAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/HR. A GENERAL NORTHWARD TO NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...ACCOMPANIED BY A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 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. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 981 MB...28.97 INCHES. ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...JUAN COULD BEGIN TO AFFECT NOVA SCOTIA BY LATE SUNDAY...AND COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY. THE CANADIAN WEATHER SERVICE HAS ALREADY ISSUED HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNINGS FOR THE NOVA SCOTIA MARINE AREAS. REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...34.9 N... 62.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 85 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 981 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST. FORECASTER STEWART NNNN
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