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| #43881 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:40 PM 03.Sep.2005) TCPAT4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM MARIA ADVISORY NUMBER 10 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 PM AST SAT SEP 03 2005 ...MARIA NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH...NO THREAT TO LAND... AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MARIA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 54.8 WEST OR ABOUT 760 MILES ...1225 KM...NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS AND ABOUT 740 MILES...1190 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA. MARIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. MARIA COULD BECOME A HURRICANE TONIGHT OR SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM MAINLY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...26.1 N... 54.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 995 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM AST. FORECASTER AVILA |
