Hurricane JUAN

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

...HURRICANE JUAN CONTINUES MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWARD...

AT 2 PM AST...1800Z...THE BERMUDA WEATHER SERVICE HAS DISCONTINUED
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR BERMUDA.
 
AT 2 PM AST...1800Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JUAN WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 32.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE  62.1 WEST OR ABOUT 150 MILES...245
KM...EAST OF BERMUDA.
 
JUAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 8 MPH ...13 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. ON
THIS TRACK...THE AREA OF STRONGEST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH JUAN ARE
EXPECTED TO PASS WELL EAST OF BERMUDA.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  15 MILES... 30 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.
 
RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH JUAN ARE ALREADY AFFECTING BERMUDA.
 
REPEATING THE 2 PM AST POSITION...32.6 N... 62.1 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR  8 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 987 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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