ZCZC MIATCPAT4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE IRENE ADVISORY NUMBER 52 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 AM AST WED AUG 17 2005 ...IRENE WEAKENS TO A MINIMAL HURRICANE AS IT MOVES EASTWARD... AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 58.6 WEST OR ABOUT 720 MILES...1160 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND. IRENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR... A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT A FASTER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATER TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IRENE IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES... 55 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...37.1 N... 58.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 987 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM AST. FORECASTER COBB/PASCH $$ NNNN
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