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Hurricane JEANNE (Text)

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HURRICANE JEANNE ADVISORY NUMBER  39
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 AM EDT THU SEP 23 2004
 
AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS...INCLUDING CAT ISLAND...THE EXUMAS...LONG
ISLAND...RUM CAY...AND SAN SALVADOR.  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS
THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA
WITHIN 36 HR.
 
A HURRICANE WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS LATER
TODAY.
 
INTERESTS IN AND NEAR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS...AND ON THE FLORIDA
PENINSULA...SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF JEANNE.
 
AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JEANNE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 25.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE  69.5 WEST OR ABOUT  475
MILES... 765 KM...EAST OF GREAT ABACO ISLAND IN THE BAHAMAS.
 
JEANNE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR  3 MPH... 6 KM/HR.  A GENERAL
WESTWARD MOTION WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH...160 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  A SLOW INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  966 MB...28.53 INCHES.
 
DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP CURRENTS...CAUSED BY LARGE SWELLS GENERATED
BY HURRICANE JEANNE...ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S.
COAST AND THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...25.5 N... 69.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR  3 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...100 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 966 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 AM EDT.
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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