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HURRICANE ANDREW ADVISORY NUMBER  32
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM EDT MON AUG 24 1992

...ANDREW ASHORE NEAR HOMESTEAD FLORIDA... 
 
HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR BIMINI ISLAND AND GRAND
BAHAMA ISLAND BUT HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE REST OF THE
BAHAMAS.  HURRICANE WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR THE FLORIDA EAST COAST
FROM VERO BEACH SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE DRY
TORTUGAS INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY...THE FLORIDA WEST COAST SOUTH
OF VENICE...AND FOR LAKE OKEECHOBEE.  A HURRICANE WATCH AND A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM
VERO BEACH NORTHWARD TO TITUSVILLE...AND ON THE FLORIDA WEST COAST
NORTH OF VENICE TO BAYPORT.
 
AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF ANDREW WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE  80.3 WEST NEAR TURKEY POINT
FLORIDA.  THIS POSITION IS ABOUT 10 MILES EAST OF HOMESTEAD AND 25
MILES SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN MIAMI.
 
ANDREW IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 18 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO TODAY.  THE HURRICANE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EXTREME
SOUTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA TODAY BEFORE EMERGING INTO THE GULF OF
MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 140 MPH AND SOME WEAKENING IS
LIKELY AS THE CENTER OF ANDREW PASSES OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA.
DURING THE PAST HOUR...A SUSTAINED WIND OF 115 MPH WITH A GUST TO
138 MPH OCCURRED AT THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES FROM THE CENTER
...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES
FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT
AIRCRAFT IS  932 MB...27.52 INCHES.
 
STORM SURGE FLOODING IS RECEDING IN THE BAHAMAS.  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 SOUTHEAST FLORIDA...WITH POSSIBLE HEIGHTS OF 9 TO 13 FEET IN
BISCAYNE BAY.  STORM SURGES OF 5 TO 8 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ON THE
FLORIDA WEST COAST NEAR AND TO THE SOUTH OF THE CENTER AFTER THE
PASSAGE OF THE HURRICANE.
 
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE PATH OF THE
HURRICANE.
 
A FEW ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN SOUTH AND CENTRAL FLORIDA
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...25.4 N... 80.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD
...WEST NEAR 18 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 932 MB.
 
INTERMEDIATE ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 7 AM EDT AND 9 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY ISSUANCE AT 11 AM EDT.
 
RAPPAPORT/GERRISH/PASCH