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| #9701 (Received by flhurricane at: 7:46 AM 23.Sep.2004) TCPAT1 BULLETIN HURRICANE JEANNE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 39A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 8 AM EDT THU SEP 23 2004 ...JEANNE CURRENTLY MEANDERING...EXPECTED TO MOVE WESTWARD... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS... INCLUDING CAT ISLAND...THE EXUMAS...LONG ISLAND...RUM CAY...AND SAN SALVADOR. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA WITHIN 36 HR. A HURRICANE WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS LATER TODAY. INTERESTS IN AND AROUND THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS...AND ON THE FLORIDA PENINSULA...SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF JEANNE. AT 8 AM EDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JEANNE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.5 WEST OR ABOUT 475 MILES... 765 KM...EAST OF GREAT ABACO ISLAND IN THE BAHAMAS. JEANNE HAS BEEN DRIFTING ERRATICALLY FOR THE PAST FEW HOURS. HOWEVER...THE HURRICANE IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN A WESTWARD MOTION AT ABOUT 6 MPH LATER TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH...160 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. A SLOW INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 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 AM EDT POSITION...25.6 N... 69.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...DRIFTING ERRATICALLY. 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 11 AM EDT. FORECASTER STEWART |
