Hurricane EPSILON

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HURRICANE EPSILON ADVISORY NUMBER  18
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 PM AST SAT DEC 03 2005

...EPSILON STRENGTHENS AGAINST ALL ODDS...
 
AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EPSILON WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 34.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE  43.1 WEST OR ABOUT  930
MILES...1495 KM...WEST OF THE AZORES.
 
EPSILON IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 12 MPH ...19 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE
INCREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
HOWEVER...EPSILON SHOULD BEGIN TO WEAKEN LATER TONIGHT.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  25 MILES... 35 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 115 MILES...185 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  985 MB...29.09 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...34.5 N... 43.1 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...EAST NEAR 12 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 80 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 985 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER AVILA
 
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