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Hurricane GORDON (Text)

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HURRICANE GORDON INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  11A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL082012
800 AM AST SAT AUG 18 2012
 
...GORDON A LITTLE STRONGER...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 AM AST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...33.9N 39.6W
ABOUT 760 MI...1220 KM WSW OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...E OR 90 DEGREES AT 18 MPH...30 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...985 MB...29.09 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...
 
NONE.
 
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 800 AM AST...1200 UTC...THE EYE OF HURRICANE GORDON WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 33.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 39.6 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 HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GORDON IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. LITTLE ADDITIONAL 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.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 985 MB...29.09 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE CENTRAL AND
EASTERN AZORES BY LATE SUNDAY.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST.
 
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FORECASTER BRENNAN
 
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