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Hurricane JUAN (Text)

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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
 
 
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