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HURRICANE ANDREW SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER  29
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 PM EDT SUN AUG 23 1992
...CORRECTION TO ADD THE STORM SURGE PARAGRAPH... 
...HURRICANE WARNINGS RAISED FOR THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA...

HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST
BAHAMAS...AND THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM VERO BEACH SOUTHWARD
THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE DRY TORTUGAS.  A HURRICANE WARNING
IS IN EFFECT AT 2 PM EDT FOR THE FLORIDA WEST COAST SOUTH OF VENICE
...AND ALSO FOR LAKE OKEECHOBEE.  A HURRICANE WATCH AND A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM VERO
BEACH NORTHWARD TO TITUSVILLE...AND ON THE FLORIDA WEST COAST NORTH
OF VENICE TO BAYPORT.
 
ALL PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...INCLUDING EVACUATIONS
ORDERED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION.

AT 2 PM EDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF ANDREW WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE  75.8 WEST OR ABOUT 280 MILES
...450 KM...EAST OF MIAMI FLORIDA.
 
ANDREW IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  HURRICANE
CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD OVER THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS TODAY
...AND ON THE PRESENT COURSE SHOULD REACH THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF
FLORIDA IN THE PREDAWN HOURS ON MONDAY.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS NEAR 150 MPH...240 KM/HR.  SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE
LIKELY BEFORE LANDFALL.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 
30 MILES... 45 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  922 MB...27.23 INCHES.
 
STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 10 TO 14 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES ARE
POSSIBLE FOR SOME LOCATIONS IN THE NW BAHAMAS...WITH UP TO 18 FEET
POSSIBLE FOR THE NW SIDE OF ELEUTHERA ISLAND.  STORM SURGES OF 7 TO
10 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE FLORIDA EAST COAST
AND KEYS NEAR TO WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL IN SOUTH FLORIDA...
WITH POSSIBLE HEIGHTS OF 9 TO 13 FEET IN BISCAYNE BAY.  STORM SURGES
OF 7 TO 11 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ON THE FLORIDA WEST COAST AFTER THE
PASSAGE OF THE CENTER.

REPEATING THE 2 PM EDT POSITION...25.4 N... 75.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD
...WEST NEAR 16 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...150 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 922 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 PM EDT.
 
MAYFIELD