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HURRICANE ANDREW ADVISORY NUMBER  25
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT SAT AUG 22 1992

...ANDREW SLOWLY STRENGTHENING AND MOVING WESTWARD...
 
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE
NORTHWEST BAHAMAS FROM ANDROS AND ELEUTHERA ISLANDS NORTHWARD.
 
A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM
TITUSVILLE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS INCLUDING DRY
TORTUGAS.
 
AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF ANDREW WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE  71.9 WEST OR ABOUT 520 MILES
...840 KM...EAST OF MIAMI FLORIDA.
 
ANDREW IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH ...22 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  THIS BRINGS
HURRICANE CONDITIONS TO THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS SUNDAY AND TO FLORIDA
ON MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW AT 110 MPH...175 KM/HR...AND THERE
CONTINUES THE POSSIBILITY FOR ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING ON SUNDAY.
 
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  959 MB...28.32 INCHES.
 
STORM SURGE FLOODING OF UP TO 10 TO 12 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS
ACCOMPANIED BY DANGEROUS WAVE ACTION IS EXPECTED IN THE NORTHWEST
BAHAMAS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM.
 
REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...25.6 N... 71.9 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD ...WEST NEAR 14 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 959 MB.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 2 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY
ISSUANCE AT 5 AM EDT...SUNDAY.
 
LAWRENCE