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HURRICANE CLAUDETTE ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
NOON AST FRI SEP 06 1991
 
...CLAUDETTE UPGRADED TO A HURRICANE...
 
SATELLITE PICTURES SHOW THAT AN EYE HAS FORMED AND CLAUDETTE IS
UPGRADED TO A HURRICANE.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  75
MPH...120 KM/HR...AND SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS LIKELY DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  15 MILES... 30 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO  85 MILES...140 KM.
 
AT NOON AST...1600Z...THE CENTER OF CLAUDETTE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE  59.1 WEST OR ABOUT 525 MILES
...850 KM...SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
 
CLAUDETTE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR  8 MPH...13 KM/HR... AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY WITH A POSSIBLE GRADUAL
TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY.
 
RESIDENTS OF BERMUDA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS HURRICANE.
 
REPEATING THE NOON AST POSITION...26.3 N... 59.1 W.  MOVEMENT
...WESTWARD NEAR  8 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 6 PM AST.
 
LAWRENCE