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HURRICANE MICHAEL ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT TUE OCT 17 2000
 
...MICHAEL MOVING SLOWLY...NO IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LAND...

INTERESTS IN BERMUDA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF MICHAEL.
 
AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MICHAEL
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE  70.8 WEST
OR ABOUT 385 MILES...615 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA.
 
MICHAEL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR  3 MPH
... 6 KM/HR.  A SLOW MOTION ON THIS TRACK IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH
SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED TOMORROW.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH 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 105 MILES...165 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  988 MB...29.18 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...30.5 N... 70.8 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR  3 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 75 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 988 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM EDT...WEDNESDAY.
 
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
 
 
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