000 WTNT62 KNHC 291232 TCUAT2 HURRICANE EARL TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072010 830 AM AST SUN AUG 29 2010 ...EARL ATTAINS HURRICANE STRENGTH... DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT EARL HAS BECOME A HURRICANE WITH MAXIMIM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 75 MPH...120 KM/HR. SUMMARY OF 830 AM AST...1230 UTC...INFORMATION -------------------------------------------------- LOCATION...17.1N 57.7W ABOUT 365 MI...585 KM E OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/HR PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 18 MPH...30 KM/HR MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...985 MB...29.09 INCHES $$ FORECASTER BROWN