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HURRICANE ALBERTO ADVISORY NUMBER  37
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM AST SUN AUG 13 2000
 
...ALBERTO WEAKENING OVER THE NORTH ATLANTIC...

AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ALBERTO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 38.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE  49.3 WEST OR ABOUT 1100
MILES...1775 KM...WEST OF THE WESTERNMOST AZORES.
 
ALBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NORTHEAST NEAR 18 MPH ...30 KM/HR
...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/HR
...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  70 MILES...110 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 230 MILES...370 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  970 MB...28.64 INCHES.
  
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT INTERESTS IN THE AZORES ISLANDS SHOULD
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF ALBERTO DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
  
REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...38.3 N... 49.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...EAST NORTHEAST NEAR 18 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...105 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 970 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 AM AST.
 
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
  
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