8pm Ivan-Still 105 mph winds, 964 mb pressure

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8pm Ivan-Still 105 mph winds, 964 mb pressure

#1 Postby Brent » Mon Sep 06, 2004 6:58 pm

Hurricane Ivan Intermediate Advisory Number 18a

Statement as of 8:00 PM AST on September 06, 2004

...Ivan moves quickly westard...remains a dangerous hurricane...

a Hurricane Warning remains in effect for Barbados...St. Lucia...St.
Vincent...The Grenadines...and Grenada and its dependencies.

A Hurricane Watch remains in effect for Martinique.

A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for Trinidad and Tobago.

Interests elsewhere in the Lesser Antilles should monitor the
progress of Ivan.

At 8 PM AST...0000z...the center of Hurricane Ivan was located near
latitude 11.3 north...longitude 56.3 west or about 250 miles...
400 km...east-southeast of Barbados.

Ivan is moving toward the west near 24 mph ...39 km/hr...and is
expected to take a gradual turn to wards the west-northwest over
the next 24 hours. On this track...the center of the hurricane
will be near or over some of the Windward Islands Tuesday morning.

Reports from an Air Force Reserve unit reconnaissance aircraft
indicate that the maximum sustained winds are near 105 mph...165
km/hr...with higher gusts. Ivan has the potential to restrengthen
tonight and early Tuesday.

Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 50 miles... 85 km...
from the center...and tropical storm force winds extend outward up
to 140 miles...220 km.

Estimated minimum central pressure is 964 mb...28.47 inches.

Repeating the 8 PM AST position...11.3 N... 56.3 W. Movement toward
the west near 24 mph. Maximum sustained winds...105 mph. Minimum
central pressure... 964 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 PM AST.

Forecaster Lawrence/hennon
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#2 Postby calidoug » Mon Sep 06, 2004 7:00 pm

24 MPH!!! Now that's fast!
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#3 Postby btsgmdad » Mon Sep 06, 2004 7:00 pm

Ivan's definitely a Russian in a hurry.
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#4 Postby abajan » Mon Sep 06, 2004 7:05 pm

For some reason, cyclones to Barbados' ESE tend to accelerate to breakneck speeds as they aproach us.

Anyone knows why this happens so often?
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#5 Postby ~SirCane » Mon Sep 06, 2004 7:06 pm

That speed means it will be in our backyard before we know it. : (
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#6 Postby calidoug » Mon Sep 06, 2004 7:08 pm

Perhaps being so far south correlates with extremely strong ridges to the north, hence a fast steering flow...
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