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Hurricane MICHAEL (Text)

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HURRICANE MICHAEL ADVISORY NUMBER  28
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL132012
1100 PM AST SUN SEP 09 2012
 
...MICHAEL UNRAVELLING...
...EXPECTED TO WEAKEN MORE...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...33.6N 44.4W
ABOUT 1020 MI...1640 KM WSW OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 265 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...983 MB...29.03 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MICHAEL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 44.4 WEST. MICHAEL IS
MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/H.  A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST WITH AN
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS FORECAST ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.  A
TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST IS ANTICIPATED ON TUESDAY NIGHT.
  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  MICHAEL IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS...AND MICHAEL COULD WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM BY TUESDAY
MORNING.
 
HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80
MILES...130 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 983 MB...29.03 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST.
 
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FORECASTER ROBERTS
 
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