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| #9621 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:40 PM 22.Sep.2004) TCPAT1 BULLETIN HURRICANE JEANNE ADVISORY NUMBER 38 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 PM EDT WED SEP 22 2004 ...JEANNE EXPECTED TO MOVE WESTWARD ON THURSDAY... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS EARLY THURSDAY. INTERESTS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF JEANNE. AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE EYE OF HURRICANE JEANNE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.3 WEST OR ABOUT 485 MILES... 785 KM...EAST OF GREAT ABACO ISLAND. JEANNE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/HR. A GRADUAL TURN TO THE WEST IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH...160 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NO SIGNIFICANT 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. LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY A NOAA HURRICANE PLANE WAS 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 11 PM EDT POSITION...25.6 N... 69.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 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 5 AM EDT. FORECASTER AVILA |
