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HURRICANE ANDREW INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  37A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
7 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 1992

...CORRECTION TO ADD STORM SURGE AND TORNADOES...

...DANGEROUS HURRICANE ANDREW HEADING TOWARDS THE CENTRAL GULF
COAST... 
 
HURRICANE WARNINGS NOW EXTEND FROM PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI THROUGH
PORT ARTHUR TEXAS.  A HURRICANE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF
PORT ARTHUR TEXAS THROUGH HIGH ISLAND TEXAS...AND FROM EAST
OF PASCAGOULA EASTWARD TO MOBILE ALABAMA...INCLUDING ALL OF MOBILE
AND BALDWIN COUNTIES.
 
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA
COAST..AND RESIDENTS IN THOSE AREAS SHOULD SEE LOCAL NWS COASTAL
FORECASTS FOR CONDITIONS IN THEIR AREA.
 
AT 7 AM CDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF ANDREW WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE  88.4 WEST OR ABOUT 210 MILES
SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS.
 
ANDREW IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH
AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 140 MPH...225 KM/HR...AND
LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  70 FROM THE CENTER...AND
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  946 MB...27.95 INCHES.
 
STORM SURGES OF 10 TO 15 FEET ARE POSSIBLE NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF
WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA.

REPEATING THE 7 AM CDT POSITION...27.2 N... 88.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD
...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 946 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
10 AM CDT.
 
MAYFIELD