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TROPICAL STORM ERIN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 25A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 PM AST SAT SEP 08 2001

...ERIN NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH...
 
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA.

AT 2 PM AST...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ERIN WAS LOCATED
BY A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE NEAR LATITUDE 28.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 59.8 
WEST OR ABOUT 400 MILES ...640 KM...SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.

ERIN HAS INCREASED ITS FORWARD SPEED IS NOW MOVING BETWEEN THE 
NORTHWEST AND NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH ...23 KM/HR...AND THIS 
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 65 MPH...100
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ERIN MAY BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY 
OR SUNDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES ...140 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE 
RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WAS 994 MB...29.35 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 2 PM AST POSITION...28.4 N...  59.8 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 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 PM AST.

FORECASTER AVILA
 
 
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