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HURRICANE ALBERTO ADVISORY NUMBER  19
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM AST TUE AUG 08 2000

...ALBERTO JOGS NORTHWARD AND WEAKENS...
 
AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ALBERTO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 18.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE  47.0 WEST OR ABOUT 980
MILES...1575 KM...EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.
 
THE CENTER OF ALBERTO HAS SHIFTED NORTHWARD DURING THE AFTERNOON. 
HOWEVER...A MOTION TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH
...20 KM/HR...IS EXPECTED TO RESUME TONIGHT.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME SLIGHT WEAKENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS...AND ALBERTO COULD BE DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM LATER
TONIGHT OR WEDNESDAY.
 
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  987 MB...29.15 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...18.8 N... 47.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75
MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 987 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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