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HURRICANE ANDREW ADVISORY NUMBER  38
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
10 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 1992
 
...CORRECTION TO THE RADIUS OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS...

..DANGEROUS HURRICANE ANDREW HEADING TOWARD THE CENTRAL GULF COAST..

AT 10 AM CDT HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE EXTENDED WESTWARD THROUGH THE
BOLIVAR PENINSULA OF TEXAS.  HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT
FROM PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI WESTWARD THROUGH THE BOLIVAR PENINSULA
OF TEXAS.
 
THE HURRICANE WATCH IS EXTENDED SOUTHWESTWARD TO FREEPORT TEXAS.
THE HURRICANE WATCH NOW EXTENDS FROM WEST OF THE BOLIVAR PENINSULA
TO FREEPORT TEXAS...AND FROM EAST OF PASCAGOULA EASTWARD TO MOBILE
ALABAMA...INCLUDING ALL OF MOBILE AND BALDWIN COUNTIES.
 
ALL PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...INCLUDING EVACUATIONS
ORDERED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION.

AT 10 AM CDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF ANDREW WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE  89.2 WEST OR ABOUT 175 MILES
SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA.
 
ANDREW IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH.  A LITTLE
MORE NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH
A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 140 MPH...AND LITTLE
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS LIKELY BEFORE LANDFALL.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  70 MILES... FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 175 MILES.  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOW SPREADING
OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  944 MB...27.88 INCHES.
 
STORM SURGES OF 10 TO 15 FEET ARE POSSIBLE NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF
WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL.
 
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA.
 
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED IN THE PATH OF THE HURRICANE.
 
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD STAY IN PORT FROM MOBILE ALABAMA TO APPALACHICOLA
FLORIDA.  SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR OTHER PORTIONS
OF THE FLORIDA COAST..AND RESIDENTS IN THOSE AREAS SHOULD SEE LOCAL
NWS COASTAL FORECASTS FOR CONDITIONS IN THEIR AREA.

REPEATING THE 10 AM CDT POSITION...27.5 N... 89.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD
...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 944 MB.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 1 PM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY
ISSUANCE AT 4 PM CDT.
 
MAYFIELD