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HURRICANE JOYCE ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM AST WED SEP 27 2000

...JOYCE STRENGTHENS INTO A HURRICANE...THE SIXTH OF THE SEASON...
 
AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JOYCE
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE  39.6 WEST
OR ABOUT 1350 MILES...2170 KM...EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS.
 
JOYCE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 15 MPH ...24 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SATELLLITE PICTURES INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE
INCREASED TO NEAR  80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 
ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  25 MILES... 35 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO  70 MILES...110 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  983 MB...29.03 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...12.4 N... 39.6 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 15 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 80 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 983 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER PASCH
 
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