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HURRICANE ANDREW ADVISORY NUMBER  34 A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 PM EDT MON AUG 24 1992
    
    ....ANDREW REMAINS STRONG OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO....

A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN GULF COAST FROM
MOBILE ALABAMA TO SABINE PASS TEXAS. ALL OTHER WARNINGS HAVE BEEN
DISCONTINUED.
 
SOME GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE ARE STILL OCCURRING ALONG THE OFFSHORE
WATERS OF THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST BUT WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
DURING THE DAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST...AND RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD
SEE LOCAL NWS COASTAL FORECASTS FOR CONDITIONS IN YOUR AREA.
 
AT 2 PM EDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ANDREW WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 25.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE  83.1 WEST OR ABOUT 85 MILES
WEST SOUTHWEST OF NAPLES FLORIDA.
 
ANDREW IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 18 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN TO THE
WEST NORTHWEST IS LIKELY LATER TONIGHT.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED NEAR 140 MPH...AND LITTLE
CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 140 MILES.  THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE
RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WAS 947 MB...27.95 INCHES.

STORM SURGES OF 5 TO 8 FEET ARE STILL POSSIBLE ON THE FLORIDA WEST
COAST NEAR AND TO THE SOUTH OF THE TRACK OF THE HURRICANE. STORM
SURGE TIDES ARE DECREASING ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF FLORIDA.

RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE ARE OVER THE FLORIDA
PENINSULA. A FEW ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN SOUTH AND
CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY. 
 
REPEATING THE 2 PM EDT POSITION...25.7 N... 83.1 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD
...WEST NEAR 18 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 947 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5
PM EDT.
 
AVILA