Hurricane EPSILON

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HURRICANE EPSILON ADVISORY NUMBER  14
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 PM AST FRI DEC 02 2005

...EPSILON MAINTAINS HURRICANE STATUS OVER THE COOL WATERS OF 
   THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC...
 
AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EPSILON WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 34.2 NORTH... LONGITUDE 47.4 WEST OR ABOUT 1165
MILES...1875 KM... WEST OF THE AZORES.
 
EPSILON IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 12 MPH ...19 KM/HR...AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED TONIGHT... BUT GRADUAL 
WEAKENING IS FORECAST TO BEGIN ON SATURDAY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  15 MILES... 30 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 115 MILES...185 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  987 MB...29.15 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...34.2 N... 47.4 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...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 11 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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