HOME	PRODUCTS	FORECASTS	IMAGERY	ABOUT TPC	RECONNAISSANCE

ZCZC MIATCPAT1 ALL
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM GORDON INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   7A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1 AM CDT SAT SEP 16 2000
 
A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA WEST COAST FROM
BONITA BEACH NORTHWARD TO THE SUWANEE RIVER.
 
AT 1 AM CDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GORDON WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE  87.0 WEST OR ABOUT 350
MILES...560 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF KEY WEST FLORIDA...AND ABOUT 155
MILES...250 KM...WEST-NORTHWEST OF CABO SAN ANTONIO CUBA.
 
GORDON IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR  9 MPH...14 KM/HR. 
THE MOTION HAS BEEN A LITTLE ERRATIC...BUT A MOSTLY NORTHEASTWARD
MOTION IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR  60 MPH... 95 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS AND GORDON COULD BECOME A HURRICANE TODAY OR SUNDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  90 MILES
...150 KM...MAINLY EAST OF THE CENTER.
 
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES BASED A RECENT
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT REPORT.

DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST...ALL COASTAL INTERESTS ALONG
THE GULF OF MEXICO FROM FLORIDA TO LOUISIANA SHOULD MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS STORM.

HEAVY RAINS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF WESTERN CUBA
WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA
KEYS AND SOUTH FLORIDA.
 
REPEATING THE 1 AM CDT POSITION...23.0 N... 87.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR  9 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 60 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 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
4 AM CDT.
 
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
  
NNNN