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HURRICANE ALBERTO ADVISORY NUMBER  62
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM AST SAT AUG 19 2000

...ALBERTO CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE NORTH ATLANTIC...
 
AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ALBERTO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 36.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE  48.3 WEST OR ABOUT 1085 MILES
...1745 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERNMOST AZORES ISLANDS.
 
ALBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR  7 MPH...11 KM/HR... AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  45 MILES... 75 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 140 MILES...220 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  970 MB...28.64 INCHES.
  
REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...36.0 N... 48.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR  7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 970 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
  
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