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HURRICANE ANDREW SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER  33
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
9 AM EDT MON AUG 24 1992
 
...ANDREW MOVING INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO...

HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFEECT FOR THE FLORIDA WEST COAST SOUTH
OF VENICE TO FLAMINGO...AND FOR LAKE OKEECHOBEE.  AT 9 AM EDT A
HURRICANE WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE NORTHERN GULF COAST FROM MOBILE
ALABAMA TO SABINE PASS TEXAS. ALL OTHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE
DICONTINUED AT 9 AM EDT.
 
SOME GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE ARE STILL OCCURING ALONG THE SOUTHEAST
FLORIDA COAST BUT WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE DAY. SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST
FLORIDA COAST...AND RESIDENTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD SEE LOCAL NWS
COASTAL FORECASTS FOR CONDITIONS IN YOUR AREA.
 
AT 9 AM EDT...1300Z...THE CENTER OF ANDREW WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE  81.8 WEST OR ABOUT 45 MILES
SOUTH OF NAPLES FLORIDA.
 
ANDREW IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 18 MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MORNING WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO THE WEST
NORTHWEST LATER TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 140 MPH...225 KM/HR...AND
LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  30 MILES... 45 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 140 MILES...225 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  945 MB...27.91 INCHES.
 
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. STORM SURGE TIDES ARE DECREASING ALONG THE SOUTHEAST
COAST OF FLORIDA.  A PRELIMINARY REPORT FROM THE SOUTH FLORIDA WATER
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT INDICATED A STORM SURGE OF 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL
IN BISCAYNE BAY NEAR HOMESTEAD.
 
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
TODAY.

REPEATING THE 9 AM EDT POSITION...25.6 N... 81.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD
...WEST NEAR 18 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 945 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED  BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER 
AT 11 AM EDT.
 
AVILA/MAYFIELD