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HURRICANE GABRIELLE ADVISORY NUMBER  22
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT SUN SEP 16 2001
 
...GABRIELLE STRENGTHENS TO A HURRICANE AS IT MOVES OVER THE NORTH   
   ATLANTIC OCEAN...

THE GOVERNMENT OF BERMUDA HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR
BERMUDA AND ITS SURROUNDING MARINE AREA.
 
AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GABRIELLE WAS LOCATED 
NEAR LATITUDE 33.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE  70.5 WEST OR ABOUT 375 MILES 
...605 KM...WEST OF BERMUDA.
 
GABRIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NORTHEAST NEAR 18 MPH
...30 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 
24 HOURS.
 
REPORTS FROM A NOAA AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED 
WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 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 275 MILES...445 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  991 MB...29.26 INCHES.
 
DANGEROUS SURF AND LARGE WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT ON MONDAY.
 
REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...33.6 N... 70.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...EAST NORTHEAST NEAR 18 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 75 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 991 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 2 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 AM EDT...MONDAY.
 
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
 
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