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HURRICANE ANDREW INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  23A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 PM AST SAT AUG 22 1992

        ...ANDREW CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD...

A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS
BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES ANDROS ISLAND AND ELEUTHERA ISLAND
NORTHWARD THROUGH GRAND BAHAMA AND GREAT ABACO.

LATEST REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT AND SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATE THAT ANDREW CONTINUES TO
STRENGTHEN AND IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR. 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW NEAR  95 MPH...155 KM/HR...AND SOME
FURTHER STRENGTHENING IS LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

THE WESTWARD MOVEMENT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY...
INCREASING THE THREAT TO THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL FLORIDA.  INTERESTS
IN THAT AREA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR FUTURE ADVISORIES ON THIS
HURRICANE.
 
AT 2 PM AST...1800Z...THE CENTER OF ANDREW WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE  69.7 WEST OR ABOUT 655 MILES
...1055 KM...EAST OF MIAMI FLORIDA.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  30 MILES... 45 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO  85 MILES...140 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  974 MB...28.76 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 2 PM AST POSITION...25.9 N... 69.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD
...WEST NEAR 14 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 95 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 974 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 5 PM AST.
 
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