[FLARES] HURRICANE WILFRED INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 16A

Sat, 26 Apr 2003 08:00:31 -0400 (EDT)

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HURRICANE WILFRED INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 16A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
8 AM AST SAT APR 26 2003

..DRILL! HURRICANE WILFRED BECOMES A MAJOR 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. A
HURRICANE WARNING COULD BE REQUIRED FOR A PORTION OF THIS AREA LATER
THIS MORNING.

AT 8 AM AST...1200Z...THE EYE OF HURRICANE WILFRED WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 14.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE  52.0 WEST OR ABOUT 600 MILES...965
KM...EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.

WILFRED IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 18 MPH...30 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.

SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT ESTIMATED MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
HAVE INCREASED TO 115 MPH...185 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  THIS
MAKES WILFRED A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE SCALE.  FURTHER STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  35 MILES... 55 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 200 MILES...325 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  960 MB...28.34 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 8 AM AST POSITION...14.6 N... 52.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 18 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 960 MB.

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

AVILA

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The Forecast/Advisory for this Time is available at:
http://wxsvr.net/tmp/261200m.txt
Also a graphical aprs plot of the Forecast is at:
http://wxsvr.net/tmp/261200.png

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