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HURRICANE ANDREW ADVISORY NUMBER 26
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 1992

...CORRECTION TO REPEAT SECTION TIME...

...MAJOR HURRICANE ANDREW CONTINUING TOWARD SOUTH FLORIDA...
 
HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST
BAHAMAS.
 
A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM
TITUSVILLE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS INCLUDING DRY
TORTUGAS. IN ADDITION... A HURRICANE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED
FOR A PORTION OF THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF FLORIDA AT 8 AM EDT AND A
HURRICANE WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF FLORIDA
THIS MORNING.
  
AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF ANDREW WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.4 WEST OR ABOUT 425 MILES
...680 KM...EAST OF MIAMI FLORIDA.
 
ANDREW IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 16 MPH ...26 KM/HR...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL
BAHAMAS TODAY AND COULD REACH THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF FLORIDA AS
EARLY AS THE PREDAWN HOURS ON MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 120 MPH...195 KM/HR...BUT ADDITIONAL
STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE AS THE HURRICANE PASSES OVER THE WARM GULF
STREAM.
 
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...NORTH AND 55 MILES...89 KM...SOUTH OF THE
CENTER.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN REVISED TO 951 MB... 28.08 INCHES.
 
STORM SURGE FLOODING OF UP TO 10 TO 14 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS
ACCOMPANIED BY DANGEROUS WAVE ACTION IS EXPECTED IN THE NORTHWEST
BAHAMAS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...25.5 N... 73.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD
...WEST NEAR 16 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 951 MB.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 8 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY
ISSUANCE AT 11 AM EDT.
 
GERRISH



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