Hurricane FABIAN
ZCZC MIATCPAT5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE FABIAN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 37A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 8 PM AST FRI SEP 05 2003 ...FABIAN MOVING AWAY FROM BERMUDA... A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA. AT 8 PM AST...0000Z...THE EYE OF HURRICANE FABIAN WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 33.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 64.7 WEST OR ABOUT 70 MILES...115 KM...NORTH OF BERMUDA. FABIAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 20 MPH...32 KM/HR. A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHEAST 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 REMAIN NEAR 120 MPH...195 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. RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED ON BERMUDA. COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES SHOULD DIMINISH ON BERMUDA LATER TONIGHT. LARGE SWELLS WILL LIKELY SPREAD ALONG PORTIONS OF THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. REPEATING THE 8 PM AST POSITION...32.6 N... 65.1 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 20 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 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 11 PM AST. FORECASTER BEVEN NNNN