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HURRICANE GERT ADVISORY NUMBER  33
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM AST SUN SEP 19 1999

...MAJOR HURRICANE GERT CONTINUES TOWARD THE NORTHWEST... 

INTERESTS IN BERMUDA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF GERT.
 
AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GERT
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE  59.5 WEST
OR ABOUT 600 MILES...975 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
 
GERT IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR  8 MPH...13 KM/HR...AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 130 MPH...215 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES...195 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 260 MILES...415 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  955 MB...28.20 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...24.9 N... 59.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR  8 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 955 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 PM AST.
 
PASCH
 
STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE
FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT4 AND WMO HEADER WTNT74 KNHC.
 
 
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