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| #9553 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:32 AM 22.Sep.2004) TCPAT1 BULLETIN HURRICANE JEANNE ADVISORY NUMBER 36 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 AM EDT WED SEP 22 2004 ...JEANNE STRENGTHENS WELL TO THE EAST OF THE BAHAMAS... ...EXPECTED TO TURN WESTWARD BY THURSDAY... AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JEANNE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 68.5 WEST OR ABOUT 530 MILES ...855 KM...EAST OF GREAT ABACO ISLAND. JEANNE IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTH NEAR 5 MPH... 7 KM/HR. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD SOUTHWEST AND WEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH...160 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 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 968 MB...28.59 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 11 AM EDT POSITION...26.3 N... 68.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...SOUTH NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 968 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM EDT. FORECASTER STEWART |
