ZCZC MIATCPAT5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM JUAN ADVISORY NUMBER 16 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 AM AST MON SEP 29 2003 ...JUAN WEAKENING AND RAPIDLY LOSING TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS... HEAVY RAIN AND WIND WARNINGS CONTINUE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NOVA SCOTIA AND PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JUAN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 47.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 63.4 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES...80 KM...NORTH-NORTHEAST OF NORTH POINT ON PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. JUAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION...ACCOMPANIED BY A STEADY INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED...IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. JUAN IS RAPIDLY LOSING TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND SOME ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES ...280 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG WITH HIGH SURF AND LARGE BATTERING WAVES CAN BE EXPECTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE REMNANT CIRCULATION OF JUAN. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING INTERNET ADDRESS: WWW.ATL.EC.GC.CA/WEATHER/HURRICANE/INDEX_E.HTML JUAN MADE LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF NOVA SCOTIA JUST TO THE WEST OF HALIFAX AROUND 11 PM AST...0300Z...SUNDAY EVENING. A FEW WIND REPORTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS INCLUDE...A SUSTAINED WIND OF 62 MPH WITH A GUST TO 89 MPH AT HALIFAX INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT... A SUSTAINED WIND OF 58 MPH WITH A GUST TO 75 MPH AT HALIFAX HARBOR... A SUSTAINED WIND OF 53 MPH WITH A GUST TO 74 MPH AT CARIBOU POINT NOVA SCOTIA...A SUSTAINED WIND OF 59 MPH WITH A GUST TO 86 MPH AT CHARLOTTETOWN PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND...AND A GUST TO 56 MPH AT TRURO NOVA SCOTIA. REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...47.8 N... 63.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 40 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 987 MB. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM. FORECASTER STEWART NNNN
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