[FLARES] HURRICANE WILFRED INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 15A

Sat, 26 Apr 2003 02:00:01 -0400 (EDT)

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ZCZC MIATCPAT2 ALL
TTAA00 KNHC 260600
BULLETIN
HURRICANE WILFRED INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  15A 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 AM AST SAT APR 26 2003

..DRILL! POWERFUL HURRICANE WILFRED AIMED AT THE CARIBBEAN...

A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LESSER ANTILLES FROM ST.
LUCIA NORTHWARD TO ANGUILLA INCLUDING SABA AND ST. MAARTEN. A
HURRICANE WARNING COULD BE REQUIRED FOR A PORTION OF THIS AREA ON
SATURDAY MORNING.

AT 2 AM AST...0600Z...THE EYE OF HURRICANE WILFRED WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 14.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE  50.7 WEST OR ABOUT 690 MILES...1110
KM...EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.

WILFRED IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 18 MPH...29 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  ON THIS
TRACK...THE HURRICANE WILL AFFECT THE LESSER ANTILLES OVER THE
WEEKEND.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING 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 200 MILES...320 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  970 MB...28.64 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 2 AM AST POSITION...14.1 N... 50.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 18 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 970 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 5 AM AST...SATURDAY.

JARVINEN

STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE
FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT2 AND WMO HEADER WTNT72 KNHC.

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The Forecast/Advisory for this Time is available at:
http://wxsvr.net/tmp/260600m.txt
Also a graphical aprs plot of the Forecast is at:
http://wxsvr.net/tmp/260600.png

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