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HURRICANE ANDREW ADVISORY NUMBER  35
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM EDT MON AUG 24 1992

      ...CORRECTION FOR LOCATION FROM NEW ORLEANS...
      ...CORRECTION TO ADD HURRICANE WATCH...

   ...HURRICANE WARNINGS POSTED FOR NORTH CENTRAL GULF COAST...
 
HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT AT 5 PM EDT FOR THE GULF COAST
FROM PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI TO VERMILLION BAY LOUISIANA.  A
HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM VERMILLION BAY WESTWARD TO
SABINE PASS TEXAS...AND FROM PASCAGOULA EASTWARD TO MOBILE ALABAMA
INCLUDING ALL OF MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES.
 
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA
COAST..AND RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD SEE LOCAL NWS COASTAL
FORECASTS FOR CONDITIONS IN YOUR AREA.
 
AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF ANDREW WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE  83.9 WEST OR ABOUT 470 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS.
 
ANDREW IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 18 MPH...AND A GRADUAL TURN TO
THE WEST NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 140 MPH...225 KM/HR...AND
SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
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  946 MB...27.93
INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...25.8 N... 83.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD
...WEST NEAR 18 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 946 MB.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 8 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY
ISSUANCE AT 11 PM EDT.
 
AVILA/MAYFIELD