ZCZC MIATCPAT4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE DANIELLE ADVISORY NUMBER 16 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 AM AST FRI AUG 28 1998 ...DANIELLE PASSING WELL TO THE NORTH OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS... AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DANIELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 63.9 WEST OR ABOUT 335 MILES...535 KM...NORTH-NORTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO. DANIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/HR ...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...THE HURRICANE WILL PASS WELL TO THE NORTH OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES... 55 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES...230 KM. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 993 MB...29.32 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...22.9 N... 63.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 90 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 993 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST. MAYFIELD STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT4 AND WMO HEADER WTNT74 KNHC. NNNN