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WTNT63 KNHC 200635
TCUAT3
 
HURRICANE GORDON TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL082012
230 AM AST MON AUG 20 2012
 
...GORDON MAKES LANDFALL ON SANTA MARIA ISLAND IN THE EASTERN
AZORES...
 
AT AROUND 130 AM AST...0530 UTC...SATELLITE IMAGES AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GORDON MADE LANDFALL
ON SANTA MARIA ISLAND IN THE EASTERN AZORES.

 
SUMMARY OF 0200 AM AST...0600 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...37.1N 25.0W
ABOUT 10 MI...15 KM NE OF SANTA MARIA ISLAND IN THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 70 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...32 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...984 MB...29.06 INCHES
 
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FORECASTER STEWART/CANGIALOSI