[Tropical] Public Tropical Cyclone Advisory

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Thu Sep 23 18:39:59 CDT 2004


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HURRICANE JEANNE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  41A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
8 PM EDT THU SEP 23 2004

...JEANNE MOVING LITTLE...SHOULD BEGIN TO MOVE WESTWARD TONIGHT OR
FRIDAY...

A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS.  A
HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE WATCH AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...
INCLUDING CAT ISLAND...THE EXUMAS...LONG ISLAND...RUM CAY...AND
SAN SALVADOR.

INTERESTS ON THE FLORIDA PENINSULA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF JEANNE.

AT 8 PM EDT...0000Z..THE EYE OF HURRICANE JEANNE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 26.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE  70.4 WEST OR ABOUT  420
MILES... 675 KM...EAST OF GREAT ABACO ISLAND.

JEANNE HAS BEEN MOVING LITTLE DURING THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS.
HOWEVER...THE HURRICANE SHOULD BEGIN TO MOVE TOWARD THE WEST AT A
SLIGHTLY FASTER FORWARD SPEED LATER TONIGHT OR FRIDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...
AND JEANNE COULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE ON FRIDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  45 MILES... 75 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 140 MILES...220 KM.

THE 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 8 PM EDT POSITION...26.0 N... 70.4 W.  MOVEMENT NEARLY
STATIONARY.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE... 966 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 EDT.

FORECASTER AVILA

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