ZCZC MIATCPAT5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE FABIAN ADVISORY NUMBER 20 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 AM AST MON SEP 01 2003 ...FABIAN MOVING WESTWARD...MAINTAINING STRENGTH... AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FABIAN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.9 NORTH... LONGITUDE 56.8 WEST OR ABOUT 335 MILES...540 KM...EAST-NORTHEAST OF BARBUDA IN THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. FABIAN IS MOVING TO THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH ...19 KM/HR. A TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 140 MPH...220 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE COMMON WITH MAJOR HURRICANES AND COULD OCCUR OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ANOTHER AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WILL BE INVESTIGATING FABIAN THIS AFTERNOON. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES... 95 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 949 MB...28.02 INCHES. LARGE SWELLS WILL BE AFFECTING THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS...THE VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND PUERTO RICO...OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...18.9 N... 56.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 949 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM AST. FORECASTER FRANKLIN NNNN
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