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HURRICANE ANDREW ADVISORY NUMBER  24...CORRECTION...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 1992

CORRECTION TO ADD THE NEXT ADVISORY TIME..

   ...HURRICANE WARNINGS FOR NW BAHAMAS...
...A HURRICANE WATCH FOR  PORTIONS OF FLORIDA...

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE
NORTHWEST BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES ANDROS ISLAND AND ELEUTHERA ISLAND
NORTHWARD THROUGH GRAND BAHAMA AND GREAT ABACO.

A HURRICANE WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM
TITUSVILLE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS INCLUDING DRY
TORTUGAS...EFFECTIVE AT 5 P.M. EDT.

HURRICANE ANDREW CONTINUES TO MOVE ON A WESTWARD COURSE TOWARD THE
BAHAMAS AND FLORIDA.  HURRICANE CONDITIONS COULD BE EXPERIENCED IN
THE NW BAHAMAS LATE SUNDAY AND IN FLORIDA SOMETIME MONDAY. 
  
AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF ANDREW WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE  70.4 WEST OR ABOUT 615 MILES
...990 KM...EAST OF MIAMI FLORIDA.
 
ANDREW IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/HR... AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS OR
MORE.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH...160 KM/HR...AND
SOME FURTHER STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  30 MILES... 45 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 85 MILES...140 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  974 MB...28.76 INCHES.
 
STORM SURGE OF 8 TO 10 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WITH DANGEROUS WAVE ACTION
IS POSSIBLE FOR SOME PORTIONS OF THE NW BAHAMAS.  

REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION 25.9 N...70.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD
...WEST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH.  MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE...974 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 8 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY ISSUANCE
AT 11 PM EDT.

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