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Hurricane GORDON (Text)

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HURRICANE GORDON ADVISORY NUMBER  29
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL072006
1100 PM AST SUN SEP 17 2006

...GORDON MAINTAINING HURRICANE STRENGTH AS IT HEADS NORTHEASTWARD
OVER THE ATLANTIC...

AT 1100 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GORDON WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 35.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 51.5 WEST OR ABOUT 1365 MILES
...2195 KM...WEST OF THE AZORES.
 
GORDON IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR...AND
A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90
MILES...150 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 983 MB...29.03 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 1100 PM AST POSITION...35.4 N...51.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...983 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
500 AM AST.
 
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FORECASTER PASCH
 
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