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Hurricane FABIAN

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HURRICANE FABIAN ADVISORY NUMBER  45
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 PM AST SUN SEP 07 2003

...FABIAN REMAINS A HURRICANE OVER THE NORTH ATLANTIC...
  
AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FABIAN WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 43.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE  49.3 WEST OR ABOUT 290
MILES...470 KM... SOUTHEAST OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND.
 
FABIAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 31 MPH...50 KM/HR...AND
SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  85 MPH...140 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND
FABIAN IS EXPECTED TO LOSE ITS TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS ON MONDAY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 315 MILES...510 KM MAINLY TO THE EAST AND SOUTH OF THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  972 MB...28.70 INCHES.
 
LARGE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE U.S. EAST
COAST. SEE STATEMENTS FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES FOR
DETAILS ON COASTAL CONDITIONS.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...43.4 N... 49.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 31 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 85 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 972 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER BLAKE/PASCH
 
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