Hurricane JUAN

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HURRICANE JUAN ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 AM AST FRI SEP 26 2003

..CORRECTION...JUAN IS THE FIFTH HURRICANE OF THE SEASON...

...JUAN BECOMES THE FIFTH HURRICANE OF THE SEASON... 
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA.
 
AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JUAN WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 32.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE  62.0 WEST OR ABOUT 160 MILES...255
KM...EAST OF BERMUDA.
 
JUAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 8 MPH ...13 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. ON
THIS TRACK...THE AREA OF STRONGEST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH JUAN ARE
EXPECTED TO PASS WELL EAST OF BERMUDA.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR  75 MPH...120 KM/HR
...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  THIS MAKES JUAN THE FIFTH HURRICANE OF THE
2003 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH
IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  15 MILES... 30 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 200 MILES...325 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  987 MB...29.15 INCHES.

RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH JUAN ARE ALREADY AFFECTING BERMUDA.
 
REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...32.2 N... 62.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR  8 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 987 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 2 PM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 PM
AST.
 
FORECASTER AVILA
 
 
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