Hurricane FABIAN
ZCZC MIATCPAT5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE FABIAN ADVISORY NUMBER 46 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 PM AST SUN SEP 07 2003 ...FABIAN GRADUALLY WEAKENING OVER THE NORTH ATLANTIC... AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FABIAN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 45.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 46.5 WEST OR ABOUT 330 MILES...535 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND. FABIAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 33 MPH...54 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FABIAN IS EXPECTED TO LOSE TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS ON MONDAY BUT CONTINUE AS A LARGE AND POWERFUL NON-TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 345 MILES...555 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 977 MB...28.85 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 11 PM AST POSITION...45.3 N... 46.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 33 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 80 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 977 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM AST. FORECASTER BEVEN NNNN