Tropical Storm JUAN

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TROPICAL STORM JUAN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   3A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2 AM AST FRI SEP 26 2003
 
...JUAN BECOMES STATIONARY EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA.  A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN
THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
AT 2 AM AST...0600Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JUAN WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 31.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE  61.9 WEST OR ABOUT 190
MILES...310 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
 
JUAN HAS BEEN NEARLY STATIONARY THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS...BUT A
GRADUAL MOTION TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST OR NORTH IS EXPECTED TO
RESUME LATER TODAY. HOWEVER...STEERING CURRENTS ARE WEAK AND SOME
ERRATIC MOTION IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW NEAR  60 MPH... 95 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME SLOW STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE 
NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES
...325 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  992 MB...29.29 INCHES.
 
RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH JUAN WILL LIKELY AFFECT BERMUDA LATER
TODAY.
 
REPEATING THE 2 AM AST POSITION...31.0 N... 61.9 W.  MOVEMENT
NEARLY STATIONARY.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 60 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 992 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 AM AST.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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