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HURRICANE ANDREW DISCUSSION NUMBER  41
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM EDT WED AUG 26 1992
 
ANDREW HAS BEEN SKIRTING THE SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST FOR
SEVERAL HOURS AND WE HAVE ESTIMATED THAT LANDFALL OCCURRED AT ABOUT
0800 UTC...25 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF MORGAN CITY. THE HURRICANE IS
MOVING TOWARD 320 AT ABOUT 10 KT.  THE MOST RECENT RECON DATA
INCLUDED A 956 MB PRESSURE AND A FLIGHT LEVEL WIND OF 129 KT
SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER.  THE MAXIMUM WINDS ARE NOW ESTIMATED TO BE
100 KT.

THE FORECAST TRACK IS ROUGHLY AN EXTENSION OF THE PREVIOUS OFFICIAL
COURSE. IT IS SIMILAR TO THE NHC90E AND BAMD THROUGH 36 HOURS...AND
BETWEEN THEM...BUT SLOWER...THEREAFTER. 

RAPID WEAKENING HAS BEGUN. 

RAPPAPORT
 
 
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
 
INITIAL     26/0900Z 29.7N  91.7W   100 KTS INLAND 
12HR VT     26/1800Z 30.8N  92.5W    65 KTS INLAND
24HR VT     27/0600Z 32.4N  91.9W    40 KTS INLAND
36HR VT     27/1800Z 33.7N  90.4W    30 KTS INLAND
48HR VT     28/0600Z 34.9N  88.8W    25 KTS INLAND
72HR VT     29/0600Z 36.5N  86.0W           DISSIPATING