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HURRICANE CINDY ADVISORY NUMBER  13
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM AST SAT AUG 21 1999

...CINDY BECOMES A HURRICANE IN THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC...
 
AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CINDY
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE  32.5 WEST
OR ABOUT ...450 MILES... 730 KM...WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.
 
CINDY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 MPH ...19 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  A GRADUAL INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST 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  85 MILES...140 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  987 MB...29.15 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...14.3 N... 32.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 12 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 75 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 987 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 AM AST...SUNDAY.
 
JARVINEN
 
STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE
FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT4 AND WMO HEADER WTNT74 KNHC.
 
 
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