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TROPICAL STORM ANDREW ADVISORY NUMBER  17
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM AST THU AUG 20 1992
 
AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF ANDREW WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 23.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE  63.0 WEST OR ABOUT 400 MILES
...650 KM...NORTH NORTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO.
 
ANDREW IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH ...22 KM/HR...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE
IN FORWARD SPEED ON FRIDAY.

REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT THE
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW NEAR 50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...AND THERE
IS A POSSIBILITY FOR SOME STRENGTHENING DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1013 MB...29.91 INCHES.
  
REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...23.7 N... 63.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1013 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 5 AM AST...FRIDAY.
 
LAWRENCE