Hurricane HELENE

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HURRICANE HELENE ADVISORY NUMBER  33
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL082006
1100 AM AST WED SEP 20 2006

...HELENE WEAKENS SLIGHTLY OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC...
 
AT 1100 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE HELENE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 26.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 56.3 WEST OR ABOUT 670 MILES...
1080 KM...SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
 
HELENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR...AND
A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS MAKING HELENE A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...95 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230
MILES...370 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 958 MB...28.29 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 1100 AM AST POSITION...26.0 N...56.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...958 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
500 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER RHOME/AVILA
 
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