ZCZC MIATCPAT4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM COR BULLETIN HURRICANE IVAN ADVISORY NUMBER 26 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 PM AST SAT SEP 26 1998 ...CORRECTION FOR LOCATION DIRECTION... THE HURRICANE IS ACCELERATING EASTWARD WELL NORTH OF THE AZORES ISLANDS. HURRICANE AND TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL NOT SPREAD OVER THESE ISLANDS. AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IVAN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 40.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 29.0 WEST OR ABOUT 185 MILES...300 KM...NORTHWEST OF LAJES IN THE AZORES ISLANDS. IVAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 33 MPH...54 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES... 45 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...40.9 N... 29.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST NEAR 33 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 987 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM AST. GROSS STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT4 AND WMO HEADER WTNT74 KNHC. NNNN