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HURRICANE ANDREW ADVISORY NUMBER  37
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
4 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 1992

...DANGEROUS HURRICANE ANDREW HEADING TOWARDS THE CENTRAL GULF
COAST... 
 
HURRICANE WARNINGS NOW EXTEND FROM PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI THROUGH
PORT ARTHUR TEXAS.  A HURRICANE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF
PORT ARTHUR TEXAS THROUGH HIGH ISLAND TEXAS...AND FROM EAST
OF 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 THOSE AREAS SHOULD SEE LOCAL NWS COASTAL
FORECASTS FOR CONDITIONS IN THEIR AREA.
 
AT 4 AM CDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF ANDREW WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE  87.4 WEST OR ABOUT 270 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS.
 
ANDREW IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH
AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE 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  70 FROM THE CENTER...AND
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  949 MB...28.02 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 4 AM CDT POSITION...26.8 N... 87.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD
...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 949 MB.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 7 AM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY
ISSUANCE AT 10 AM CDT.
 
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