Hurricane IVAN
ZCZC MIATCPAT4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE IVAN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 14A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 8 PM AST SUN SEP 05 2004 ...DANGEROUS IVAN RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES INTO A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE...MOVING TOWARD THE LESSER ANTILLES... AT 8 PM AST...0000Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF TRINIDAD/TOBAGO HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR GRENADA AND DEPENDENCIES. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BARBADOS. INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE LESSER ANTILLES SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF IVAN. AT 8 PM AST...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IVAN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 48.5 WEST OR ABOUT 760 MILES...1225 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BARBADOS. IVAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 21 MPH ...33 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 135 MPH...215 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE OVER 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 948 MB...27.99 INCHES. REPEATING THE 8 PM AST POSITION...10.6 N... 48.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 21 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...135 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 948 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 JARVINEN/HENNON $$ NNNN