ZCZC MIAWRKAP4 LOC TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ANDREW ADVISORY NUMBER 12 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 PM AST WED AUG 19 1992 ...ANDREW MAINTAINING STRENGTH AND IN THE PROCESS OF SKIRTING THE LEEWARD ISLANDS... AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF ANDREW WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 59.5 WEST OR ABOUT 150 MILES ...285 KM...NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHEASTERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. ANDREW IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 21 MPH ...33 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...AND LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES ...140 KM NORTH OF THE CENTER AND 30 MILES...45 KM SOUTH OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...19.2 N... 59.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD ...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 21 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM AST. GERRISH