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HURRICANE ANDREW ADVISORY NUMBER  39
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
4 PM CDT TUE AUG 25 1992
 
...CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE BEARING DOWN ON LOUISIANA COAST...

HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI
WESTWARD THROUGH THE BOLIVAR PENINSULA OF TEXAS.
 
THE HURRICANE WATCH 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.
 
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE ANDREW IS CONTINUING TO AFFECT THE
LOUISIANA COAST.  ALL RESIDENTS IN SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
LOUISIANA SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED ALL PREPARATIONS.  ALL RESIDENTS IN
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA SHOULD COMPLETE ALL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY...INCLUDING EVACUATIONS ORDERED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICIALS...AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

AT 4 PM CDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF ANDREW WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE  90.3 WEST OR ABOUT 125 MILES
SOUTH OF NEW ORLEANS...AND 175 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE
LOUISIANA.
 
ANDREW IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH.  STEERING
CURRENTS MAY WEAKEN WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS...AND THE FORWARD
MOTION OF ANDREW MAY DECREASE AS IT TURNS MORE TOWARD THE NORTHWEST
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
 
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.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL SPREAD OVER THE COASTAL 
PARISHES OF SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA THIS EVENING.
ANDREW WILL REMAIN A DANGEROUS HURRICANE EVEN AFTER IT MOVES INLAND
ON WEDNESDAY.

LATEST AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT AIRCRAFT REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL 
PRESSURE OF 932 MB...27.52 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 AND
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI.
 
HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED IN THE PATH OF THE HURRICANE.  AS THE
FORWARD MOTION SLOWS...SOME LOCATIONS MAY HAVE RAIN AMOUNTS IN
EXCESS OF 10 INCHES.
 
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD STAY IN PORT FROM MOBILE ALABAMA TO APALACHICOLA
FLORIDA.

REPEATING THE 4 PM CDT POSITION...28.2 N... 90.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD
...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 932 MB.
 
INTERMEDIATE ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 6 PM CDT AND 8 PM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY ISSUANCE AT 10 PM CDT.
 
MAYFIELD