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HURRICANE ANDREW ADVISORY NUMBER  34
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM EDT MON AUG 24 1992
 
HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA WEST COAST SOUTH
OF VENICE TO FLAMINGO...AND FOR LAKE OKEECHOBEE.  A HURRICANE WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN GULF COAST FROM MOBILE ALABAMA TO
SABINE PASS TEXAS. ALL OTHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN
DISCONTINUED.
 
SOME GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE ARE STILL OCCURRING 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 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ANDREW WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 25.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE  82.1 WEST OR ABOUT 40 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF NAPLES FLORIDA.
 
ANDREW IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 18 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN TO THE
WEST NORTHWEST IS LIKELY LATER TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED NEAR 140 MPH...AND LITTLE
CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. GUSTS TO 100
MPH WERE REPORTED FROM NAPLES WITHIN THE LAST HOURS. A
RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WILL BE IN THE AREA SHORTLY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 140 MILES. 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 TRACK OF THE HURRICANE. STORM SURGE  
TIDES ARE DECREASING ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF FLORIDA.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE.

A FEW ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN SOUTH AND CENTRAL FLORIDA
TODAY. 
 
REPEATING THE 11 AM EDT POSITION...25.7 N... 82.1 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD
...WEST NEAR 18 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 945 MB.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 2 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY
ISSUANCE AT 5 PM EDT.
 
AVILA