Hurricane JUAN

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HURRICANE JUAN ADVISORY NUMBER   9
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 AM AST SAT SEP 27 2003

...HURRICANE JUAN HEADING FOR NOVA SCOTIA...
 
ENVIRONMENT CANADA HAS ISSUED A RAIN AND WIND WARNING FOR NOVA
SCOTIA AND HAS ISSUED HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNINGS FOR THE NOVA
SCOTIA MARINE AREAS.
 
AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE EYE OF HURRICANE JUAN WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 35.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE  63.0 WEST OR ABOUT 645 MILES
...1040 KM...SOUTH OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA.
 
JUAN HAS BEEN MOVING LITTLE DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS BUT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR
TODAY.  A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS FORECAST THEREAFTER.
ON THIS TRACK...JUAN WILL BRING HURRICANE CONDITIONS OVER PORTIONS
OF NOVA SCOTIA LATE SUNDAY. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL 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  979 MB...28.91 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...35.3 N... 63.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 85 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 979 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER AVILA
 
 
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