ZCZC MIATCPAT5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE FABIAN ADVISORY NUMBER 18 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 PM AST SUN AUG 31 2003 ...CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE FABIAN STRENGTHENING WELL EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS... AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF MAJOR HURRICANE FABIAN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 54.8 WEST OR ABOUT 460 MILES...740 KM...EAST OF BARBUDA IN THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. FABIAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH ...17 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...FABIAN IS FORECAST TO PASS WELL TO THE NORTH OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT FABIAN HAS CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN DURING THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS AND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE NOW REACHED 140 MPH...225 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME FLUCTUATION IN STRENGTH IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS ENROUTE AND WILL PROVIDE A BETTER ESTIMATE OF THE EXACT STRENGTH OF FABIAN. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES... 55 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES...205 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 940 MB...27.76 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...18.5 N... 54.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 940 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM AST. FORECASTER STEWART NNNN
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