ZCZC MIAWRKAP4 LOC TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ANDREW INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 42B NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 2 PM CDT WED AUG 26 1992 ...THREAT OF HEAVY RAIN AND TORNADOES CONTINUES... ALL HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE DISCONTINUED ALONG THE GULF COAST. THE MAJOR THREAT HAS NOW SHIFTED TO HEAVY RAINS ...UP TO 10 INCHES...WITH A POTENTIAL OF FLASH FLOODS....ALONG WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOES OVER PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI. AT 2 PM CDT...1900Z...THE CENTER OF ANDREW WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 91.6 WEST. THIS POSITION IS NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI/LOUISIANA BORDER ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTH OF NATCHEZ MISSISSIPPI. ANDREW IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 8 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO AN ESTIMATED 55 MPH AND ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AS THE HURRICANE CONTINUES INLAND. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES NORTH OF THE CENTER AND 125 MILES SOUTH OF THE CENTER. REPEATING THE NOON CDT POSITION...30.9 N... 91.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD ...NORTH NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 55 MPH. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 4 PM CDT. LAWRENCE