ZCZC MIATCPAT4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE IVAN SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER 13 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1 PM AST SUN SEP 05 2004 ...IVAN STRENGTHENS RAPIDLY INTO THE FOURTH MAJOR HURRICANE OF THE SEASON...WATCHES MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS LATER TODAY... INTERESTS IN THE LESSER ANTILLES SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF IVAN. SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT IVAN HAS INTENSIFIED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS...AND IT IS NOW A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. AT 1 PM AST...1700Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IVAN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 46.6 WEST OR ABOUT 995 MILES...1600 KM...EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS. IVAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 21 MPH ...33 KM/HR...AND A GRADUAL TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDTIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST 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 125 MILES...205 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES. REPEATING THE 1 PM AST POSITION...10.1 N... 46.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 21 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 960 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 5 PM AST. FORECASTER PASCH $$ NNNN
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