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HURRICANE ALBERTO ADVISORY NUMBER  15
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM AST MON AUG 07 2000
 
...ALBERTO CONTINUING WEST WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH...

AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ALBERTO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 16.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE  42.8 WEST OR ABOUT 1240
MILES...2000 KM...EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.
 
ALBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR...AND A
GENERAL WEST TO WEST-NORTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  90 MPH...150 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  25 MILES... 35 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 105 MILES...165 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  979 MB...28.91 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...16.6 N... 42.8 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 14 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 90 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 979 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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