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HURRICANE GERT ADVISORY NUMBER  10
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM AST MON SEP 13 1999
 
..HURRICANE GERT...A LITTLE BIT STRONGER...MOVING WESTWARD OVER THE
TROPICAL ATLANTIC..
 
AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GERT WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 16.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE  41.6 WEST OR ABOUT 1300 MILES...
2100 KM...EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.
 
GERT IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 18 MPH...30 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE  NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR  85 MPH...140
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  GERT IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN DURING
THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  30 MILES... 45 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 115 MILES...185 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  979 MB...28.91 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...16.0 N... 41.6 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 18 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 85 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 979 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 PM AST.
 
AVILA
 
STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE
FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT4 AND WMO HEADER WTNT74 KNHC.
 
 
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