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Hurricane GORDON (Text)

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HURRICANE GORDON ADVISORY NUMBER  11
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL082012
500 AM AST SAT AUG 18 2012
 
...GORDON BECOMES A HURRICANE...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR
THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN AZORES...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...34.0N 40.7W
ABOUT 815 MI...1310 KM WSW OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...E OR 90 DEGREES AT 18 MPH...30 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...988 MB...29.18 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...
 
THE GOVERNMENT OF PORTUGAL HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR
THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN AZORES.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN AZORES
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GORDON WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 40.7 WEST. GORDON IS
MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 18 MPH...30 KM/H...AND THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY.  A TURN TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST IS
EXPECTED ON SUNDAY.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GORDON
SHOULD APPROACH THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN AZORES ON SUNDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  GORDON IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND  SCALE.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED
TODAY.  WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...AND GORDON IS
EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM AS IT APPROACHES THE AZORES.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES...45 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125
MILES...205 KM..MAINLY TO THE SOUTH OF THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 988 MB...29.18 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN AZORES BY LATE SUNDAY.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...800 AM AST.
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST.
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN
 
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