Hurricane JUAN
ZCZC MIATCPAT5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE JUAN ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 PM AST FRI SEP 26 2003 ...JUAN STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD... AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JUAN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 61.9 WEST OR ABOUT 190 MILES...305 KM...EAST-NORTHEAST OF BERMUDA. THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 760 MILES...1225 KM...SOUTH OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA. JUAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR. A GENERAL NORTHWARD TO NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES... 35 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...325 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 984 MB...29.06 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...33.7 N... 61.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 80 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 984 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM AST. FORECASTER BEVEN NNNN