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HURRICANE ANDREW ADVISORY NUMBER  25A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 1992

...ANDREW NOW A MAJOR HURRICANE PACKING 120 MPH WINDS...
 
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS EXTENDED THE HURRICANE WARNING
SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES CAT ISLAND
...GREAT EXUMA...SAN SALVADOR...AND LONG ISLAND.  THUS... A
HURRICANE WARNING NOW IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST
BAHAMAS.

A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM
TITUSVILLE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS INCLUDING DRY
TORTUGAS.
 
LASTEST REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT AIRCRAFT INDICATE
THAT ANDREW NOW IS A MAJOR HURRICANE.

AT 2 AM EDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF ANDREW WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE  72.6 WEST OR ABOUT 475 MILES
...775 KM...EAST OF MIAMI FLORIDA.
 
ANDREW IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH ...22 KM/HR...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  THIS
BRINGS HURRICANE CONDITIONS TO THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS
TODAY AND TO FLORIDA ON MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW AT 120 MPH...195 KM/HR...AND THERE
CONTINUES THE POSSIBILITY FOR ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING TODAY.
 
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  947 MB...27.97 INCHES.
 
STORM SURGE FLOODING OF UP TO 10 TO 14 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS
ACCOMPANIED BY DANGEROUS WAVE ACTION IS EXPECTED IN THE NORTHWEST
BAHAMAS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM.
 
REPEATING THE 2 AM EDT POSITION...25.5 N... 72.6 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD ...WEST NEAR 14 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 947 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 5 AM EDT. 
 
GERRISH