Hurricane Francis Advisory

[ackpth]

Fyi....(this affects me.....I will be cruising Paradise 8/29 on Eastern route!!!).

 

 

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WTNT31 KNHC 262029

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HURRICANE FRANCES ADVISORY NUMBER 8

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

5 PM EDT THU AUG 26 2004

 

...FRANCES RAPIDLY STRENGTHENS INTO THE FOURTH HURRICANE OF

THE 2004 ATLANTIC SEASON...

 

AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FRANCES WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 13.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 46.4 WEST OR ABOUT 1005

MILES...1615 KM...EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES.

 

FRANCES IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR.

THIS GENERAL MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TODAY...WITH A GRADUAL

DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED BY TONIGHT AND ON FRIDAY.

 

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...

AND FRANCES COULD BECOME A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON FRIDAY.

 

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES... 30 KM...

FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP

TO 80 MILES...130 KM.

 

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 983 MB...29.03 INCHES.

 

REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...13.7 N... 46.4 W. MOVEMENT

TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED

WINDS... 80 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 983 MB.

 

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER

AT 11 PM EDT.

[cantwait2cruise]

Glad I'm going Western...hope it will just turn north and go out to sea!!!