Hurricane GORDON

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HURRICANE GORDON ADVISORY NUMBER  19
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL072006
1100 AM AST FRI SEP 15 2006

...GORDON CONTINUES TO WEAKEN BUT REMAINS A CATEGORY TWO
HURRICANE... 
 
AT 1100 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GORDON WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 31.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 53.3 WEST OR ABOUT 680 MILES...
1095 KM...EAST OF BERMUDA.

GORDON IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH A
CONTINUED DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH...160 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  GORDON REMAINS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-
SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE.  ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING
THE NEXT 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 105
MILES...165 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 973 MB...28.73 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 1100 AM AST POSITION...31.1 N...53.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...973 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
500 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER MAINELLI/BEVEN
 
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