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HURRICANE ANDREW INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  32A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
7 AM EDT MON AUG 24 1992

...ANDREW CROSSING THE SOUTHERNMOST FLORIDA PENINSULA..
 
HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR BIMINI ISLAND AND GRAND
BAHAMA ISLAND.  HURRICANE WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR THE FLORIDA EAST
COAST FROM VERO BEACH SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE DRY
TORTUGAS INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY...THE FLORIDA WEST COAST SOUTH
OF VENICE...AND FOR LAKE OKEECHOBEE.  A HURRICANE WATCH AND A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM
VERO BEACH NORTHWARD TO TITUSVILLE...AND ON THE FLORIDA WEST COAST
NORTH OF VENICE TO BAYPORT.   
 
AT 7 AM EDT...1100Z...THE CENTER OF ANDREW WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE  80.9 WEST OR ABOUT 75 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF NAPLES FLORIDA.
 
ANDREW IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 18 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 125 MPH AND SOME ADDITIONAL
WEAKENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT HOUR...UNTIL THE CENTER OF
ANDREW EMERGES INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO.  AT ABOUT 5 AM
EDT...0900Z...THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MEASURED A PEAK WIND
GUST OF 164 MPH.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 140 MILES.  
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  945 MB...27.91 INCHES.
 
STORM SURGES OF 5 TO 8 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ON THE FLORIDA WEST COAST
NEAR AND TO THE SOUTH OF THE CENTER AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE
HURRICANE. STORM SURGE TIDES ARE DECREASING ALONG THE SOUTHEAST
COAST OF FLORIDA.  A PRELIMINARY REPORT FROM THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT INDICATED A STORM SURGE OF 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL
IN BISCAYNE BAY NEAR HOMESTEAD.
 
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE PATH OF THE
HURRICANE.
 
A FEW ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN SOUTH AND CENTRAL FLORIDA
TODAY.
 
REPEATING THE 7 AM EDT POSITION...25.5 N... 80.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD
...WEST NEAR 18 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...945 MB.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 9 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY ISSUANCE
AT 11 AM EDT.
 
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