Hurricane HELENE

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HURRICANE HELENE ADVISORY NUMBER  41
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL082006
1100 AM AST FRI SEP 22 2006

...HELENE ACCELERATING NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF THE
CENTRAL NORTH ATLANTIC...
 
AT 1100 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE HELENE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 34.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 54.2 WEST OR ABOUT 630 MILES...
1010 KM...EAST-NORTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
 
HELENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 21 MPH...33 KM/HR...AND
A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230
MILES...370 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 970 MB...28.64 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 1100 AM AST POSITION...34.4 N...54.2 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 21 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...970 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
500 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER RHOME/KNABB
 
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