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HURRICANE FLORENCE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  20A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 AM AST SAT SEP 16 2000
 
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA.
 
AT 2 AM AST...0600Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FLORENCE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 32.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE  66.0 WEST OR ABOUT 75 MILES
...120 KM...WEST OF BERMUDA.
 
FLORENCE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 24 MPH ...39 KM/HR...
AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY.  THE CENTER OF
FLORENCE IS NEARING ITS POINT OF CLOSEST APPROACH TO BERMUDA AND
SHOULD BEGIN MOVING AWAY IN A FEW HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.  BERMUDA RECENTLY REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 58 MPH.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  25 MILES... 35 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 175 MILES...280 KM..MAINLY EAST OF THE CENTER.
 
A RECENT MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT IS  988 MB...29.18 INCHES.
  
REPEATING THE 2 AM PM AST POSITION...32.5 N... 66.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 24 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 988 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
5 AM AST.
 
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
  
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