Tropical Storm IVAN

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TROPICAL STORM IVAN ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 PM AST FRI SEP 03 2004
 
...IVAN CONTINUES TO GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN OVER THE TROPICAL
ATLANTIC...

AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IVAN WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 8.9 NORTH... LONGITUDE 34.6 WEST OR ABOUT 865
MILES...1395 KM... WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.
 
IVAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH
...32 KM/HR.  A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  60 MILES
... 95 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION... 8.9 N... 34.6 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 50 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER KNABB/PASCH

 
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