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| #6553 (Received by flhurricane at: 8:00 PM 29.Aug.2004) TCPAT1 BULLETIN HURRICANE FRANCES INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 20A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 8 PM AST SUN AUG 29 2004 ...POWERFULL HURRICANE FRANCES CONTINUES ON A SLOW WESTWARD TRACK... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LEEWARD ISLANDS...SAINT MAARTEN....ANGUILLA...BARBUDA...AND ANTIGUA. THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH MAY BE EXTENDED TO THE BRITISH AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS LATER TONIGHT. INTERESTS IN THE NORTHERN LESSER ANTILLES AND THE NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF FRANCES. AT 8 PM AST...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FRANCES WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 55.8 WEST OR ABOUT 480 MILES... 772 KM...EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. FRANCES IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8 MPH ...13 KM/HR. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS MEASUREMENTS FROM A U.S. AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 125 MPH...204 KM/HR ...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES... 140 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES...204 KM. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AIRCRAFT WAS 954 MB...28.17 INCHES. REPEATING THE 8 PM AST POSITION...18.8 N... 55.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 954 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 AST. FORECASTER LAWRENCE |
