000 WTNT62 KNHC 051746 TCUAT2 HURRICANE LESLIE TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL122012 145 PM AST WED SEP 5 2012 ...LESLIE STRENGTHENS INTO THE SIXTH HURRICANE OF THE SEASON... SATELLITE INTENSITY ESTIMATES INDICATE LESLIE HAS STRENGTHENED INTO A HURRICANE. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW 75 MPH...120 KM/H... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SUMMARY OF 145 PM AST...1745 UTC...INFORMATION -------------------------------------------------- LOCATION...28.8N 62.5W ABOUT 465 MI...750 KM SSE OF BERMUDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB...29.15 INCHES $$ FORECASTER STEWART