[FLARES] HURRICANE WILFRED INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 14A

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HURRICANE WILFRED INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 14A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
8 PM AST FRI APR 25 2003

..DRILL! WILFRED BECOMING A DANGEROUS HURRICANE...HEADING FOR THE LESSER
ANTILLES...
 
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES FROM ST.
LUCIA NORTHWARD TO ANGUILLA INCLUDING SABA AND ST. MAARTEN.  THIS
MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS COULD OCCUR WITHIN THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE NEXT 36 HOURS. 
 
AT 8 PM AST...0000Z...THE EYE OF HURRICANE WILFRED WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 13.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE  49.2 WEST OR ABOUT 790 MILES...
1270 KM...EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.
 
WILFRED IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 22 MPH ...35 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  ON THIS
TRACK...THE HURRICANE WILL AFFECT THE LESSER ANTILLES OVER THE
WEEKEND.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  WILFRED IS CURRENTLY A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE AND IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO
CATEGORY THREE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  30 MILES... 45 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 115 MILES...185 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  970 MB...28.64 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 8 PM AST POSITION...13.9 N... 49.2 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 22 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 970 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 PM AST.
 
RAPPAPORT
 
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The Forecast/Advisory for this Time is available at:
http://wxsvr.net/tmp/260000m.txt
Also a graphical aprs plot of the Forecast is at:
http://wxsvr.net/tmp/260000.png

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