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HURRICANE ALBERTO ADVISORY NUMBER 59
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM AST FRI AUG 18 2000
...ALBERTO GETTING STRONGER OVER THE NORTH ATLANTIC...
AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ALBERTO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 48.3 WEST
OR ABOUT 1105 MILES...1780 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE
WESTERNMOST AZORES ISLANDS.
ALBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHNNORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH
...13 KM/HR...AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED
LATER TONIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES... 65 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 140 MILES...220 KM.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 986 MB...29.12 INCHES.
REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...35.1 N... 48.3 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 85 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 986 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 11 PM AST.
FORECASTER STEWART
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