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HURRICANE ANDREW SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER  27
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
8 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 1992
 
...HURRICANE WARNINGS ISSUED FOR SOUTHEAST FLORIDA...

HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST
BAHAMAS.
 
AT 8 AM EDT...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST COAST OF
FLORIDA FROM VERO BEACH SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE
DRY TORTUGAS INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY... AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING
AND HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT NORTH OF VERO BEACH TO TITUSVILLE
FLORIDA.  ALSO... A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST COAST
OF FLORIDA FROM SOUTH OF BAYPORT...WHICH INCLUDES THE GREATER TAMPA
AREA...TO NORTH OF FLAMINGO.
   
AT 8 AM EDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF ANDREW WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE  74.1 WEST OR ABOUT 380 MILES
...610 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.  TIDES NEAR WHERE THE CENTER MAKES
LANDFALL IN SOUTH FLORIDA CAN REACH 8 TO 12 FEET ABOVE NORMAL.
 
REPEATING THE 8 AM EDT POSITION...25.5 N... 74.1 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD
...WEST NEAR 16 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 951 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 11 AM EDT.
 
GERRISH