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Hurricane DANIELLE


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HURRICANE DANIELLE ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 AM AST SUN AUG 15 2004

...DANIELLE GETTING STRONGER OVER THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC...
 
AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DANIELLE WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE  31.6 WEST OR 
ABOUT  485 MILES... 780 KM...WEST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE 
VERDE ISLANDS.
 
DANIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/HR... 
AND A MOTION TO THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED FOR THE 
NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  85 MPH...140 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS...AND DANIELLE COULD BECOME A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE BY
MONDAY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  30 MILES... 45 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 140 MILES...220 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  981 MB...28.97 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...14.2 N... 31.6 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 17 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 85 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 981 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER 
AT 11 AM AST.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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