Hurricane Fabian

Forecast Advisory 19

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WTNT35 KNHC 010836
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HURRICANE FABIAN ADVISORY NUMBER 19
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 AM AST MON SEP 01 2003

...POWERFUL HURRICANE FABIAN MAINTAINING 140 MPH...

AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FABIAN WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 18.6 NORTH... LONGITUDE 55.8 WEST OR ABOUT 400
MILES...640 KM...EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.

FABIAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...AND A
GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS. FABIAN IS FORECAST TO PASS WELL NORTH OF THE LEEWARD
ISLANDS DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORTS THAT THE
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 140 MPH...220 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. FABIAN IS A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR/SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE
LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES... 85 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 140 MILES...220 KM.

THE AIR FORCE PLANE RECENTLY REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
949 MB...28.02 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...18.6 N... 55.8 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...140 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 949 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST.

FORECASTER PASCH