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Tropical Storm JUAN (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM JUAN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   2A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
8 PM AST THU SEP 25 2003
 
...A DRIFTING BUOY SHOWS JUAN IS A LITTLE STRONGER...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA.  A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
AT 8 PM AST...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JUAN WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 31.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE  61.9 WEST OR ABOUT 185
MILES...300 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
 
JUAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR.
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH A
GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTH.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 55 MPH...90 KM/HR...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES ...325 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
 
SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW THAT RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH JUAN ARE
NEARING BERMUDA.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  992 MB...29.29 INCHES. A
DRIFTING BUOY NEAR THE CENTER RECENTLY REPORTED A MINIMUM PRESSURE
OF 992.6 MB...29.31 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 8 PM AST POSITION...31.1 N... 61.9 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR  8 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 55 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 992 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
 
 
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