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| #9785 (Received by flhurricane at: 7:44 PM 23.Sep.2004) TCPAT1 BULLETIN 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 |
