ZCZC MIATCPAT5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE FABIAN ADVISORY NUMBER 27 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 AM AST WED SEP 03 2003 ...POWERFUL HURRICANE FABIAN MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD... INTERESTS IN BERMUDA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF FABIAN. AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FABIAN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.6 NORTH... LONGITUDE 62.2 WEST OR ABOUT 240 MILES...390 KM...NORTH-NORTHEAST OF ST. MARTIN IN THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. FABIAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 135 MPH...215 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE COMMON IN MAJOR HURRICANES AND THESE COULD OCCUR DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 160 MILES...260 KM. AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE MEASURED A MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 945 MB...27.91 INCHES. LARGE SWELLS AND DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS WILL BE AFFECTING THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS...THE VIRGIN ISLANDS...AND PUERTO RICO OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...21.6 N... 62.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...135 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 945 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST. FORECASTER PASCH NNNN
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