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WTNT31 KNHC 270538
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BULLETIN
HURRICANE DANIELLE SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER  23
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     AL062010
200 AM AST FRI AUG 27 2010
 
...DANIELLE REACHES MAJOR HURRICANE STATUS...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 AM AST...0600 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...26.2N 58.1W
ABOUT 585 MI...940 KM SE OF BERMUDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH...195 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...955 MB...28.20 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.

INTERESTS IN BERMUDA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF DANIELLE. 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 200 AM AST...0600 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DANIELLE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 58.1 WEST. DANIELLE IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR...AND A GRADUAL
TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST AND NORTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF DANIELLE IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL EAST OF BERMUDA.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 120 MPH...195
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  DANIELLE IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE
ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS
FORECAST IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. 
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205
MILES...335 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 955 MB...28.20 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...LARGE AND DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN BERMUDA
DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.  SWELLS FROM DANIELLE WILL BEGIN TO
ARRIVE ON THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES ON FRIDAY.  LARGE
SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE
WEEKEND.  PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER
OFFICE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST.
 
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FORECASTER BRENNAN