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HURRICANE ALBERTO ADVISORY NUMBER  17
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM AST TUE AUG 08 2000
 
...ALBERTO WEAKENING SLIGHTLY OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC...

AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ALBERTO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE  45.6 WEST
OR ABOUT 1125 MILES...1815 KM...EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.
 
ALBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH
...24 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT
24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  35 MILES... 55 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 115 MILES...185 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  984 MB...29.06 INCHES.
  
REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...17.1 N... 45.6 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 80 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 984 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 AM AST.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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