Hurricane FABIAN
ZCZC MIATCPAT5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE FABIAN ADVISORY NUMBER 38 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 PM AST FRI SEP 05 2003 ...FABIAN MOVING AWAY FROM BERMUDA... AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE BERMUDA WEATHER SERVICE HAS DISCONTINUED THE HURRICANE WARNING FOR BERMUDA. ALL CITIZENS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FABIAN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 64.1 WEST OR ABOUT 125 MILES...200 KM...NORTH-NORTHEAST OF BERMUDA. FABIAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 20 MPH...32 KM/HR...AND A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IN THIS DIRECTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS MOTION IS TAKING FABIAN AWAY FROM BERMUDA INTO THE OPEN ATLANTIC...AND WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES...370 KM. LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 953 MB...28.14 INCHES. COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES SHOULD DIMINISH ON BERMUDA LATER TONIGHT. REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...34.1 N... 64.1 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 20 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 953 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 JARVINEN NNNN