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HURRICANE EMILY ADVISORY NUMBER  23
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM AST FRI AUG 27 1993

    ...HURRICANE EMILY HEADING WESTWARD AND STRENGTHENING...

ALL INTEREST ALONG THE U.S. COAST FROM CAPE HATTERAS SOUTHWARD
SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF EMILY DURING THE WEEKEND.
 
AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF EMILY WAS LOCATED BY BOTH NOAA
AND AIR FORCE PLANES AT LATITUDE 26.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE  65.8 WEST
OR ABOUT 400 MILES ...650 KM...SOUTH OF BERMUDA.  THIS POSITION IS
ABOUT 900 MILES...1440 KM...TO THE EAST COAST OF CENTRAL FLORIDA.
 
EMILY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON SATURDAY.
 
MAXIMUM WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS NORTH OF THE CENTER.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS
LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES... 45 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 115 MILES...185 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  981 MB...28.97 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...26.6 N... 65.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD
...WEST NEAR 10 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 80 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 981 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 5 AM AST...SATURDAY.
 
AVILA