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TROPICAL STORM JOYCE ADVISORY NUMBER   7
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM AST WED SEP 27 2000

...JOYCE NEARS HURRICANE STRENGTH...
 
AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JOYCE
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE  38.1 WEST
OR ABOUT 1445 MILES...2325 KM...EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS.
 
JOYCE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  JOYCE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  60 MILES
... 95 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  991 MB...29.26 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...12.4 N... 38.1 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 14 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 70 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 991 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST.
 
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
 
 
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