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HURRICANE EMILY ADVISORY NUMBER  17
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM AST THU AUG 26 1993
 
...EMILY BECOMES A HURRICANE...

AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF EMILY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE  61.4 WEST OR ABOUT 415 MILES
...665 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
 
EMILY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR  3 MPH ... 6 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.
 
DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT AIRCRAFT INDICATES THAT EMILY
HAS STRENGTHENED TO A HURRICANE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 
75 MPH...120 KM/HR.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS LIKELY DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  15 MILES... 30 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO  85 MILES...140 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.
  
REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...27.2 N... 61.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD
...WEST NEAR  3 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 5 PM AST.
 
LAWRENCE