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HURRICANE MICHAEL FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL   AL1700
0900Z WED OCT 18 2000

...CORRECT 12 FT SEAS RADII... 

INTERESTS IN BERMUDA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF MICHAEL.
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 31.1N  70.8W AT 18/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST OR  15 DEGREES AT  6 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  986 MB
EYE DIAMETER  20 NM
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  65 KT WITH GUSTS TO  80 KT.
64 KT....... 20NE  20SE  20SW  20NW.
50 KT....... 60NE  60SE  30SW  30NW.
34 KT.......120NE 120SE  90SW  90NW.
12 FT SEAS..150NE 150SE 150SW 150NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
 
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 31.1N  70.8W AT 18/0900Z
AT 18/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 30.8N  70.9W
 
FORECAST VALID 18/1800Z 32.1N  70.4W
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT... 25NE  25SE   0SW   0NW.
50 KT... 60NE  60SE  40SW  40NW.
34 KT...120NE 120SE  90SW  90NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 19/0600Z 34.7N  68.5W
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT... 50NE  50SE  25SW  25NW.
34 KT...125NE 125SE  75SW  75NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 19/1800Z 38.7N  64.5W
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT... 50NE  50SE   0SW   0NW.
34 KT...240NE 240SE 240SW  60NW.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 31.0N  70.8W
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE
 
OUTLOOK VALID 20/0600Z 44.0N  58.5W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT... 50NE  50SE   0SW   0NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 21/0600Z...ABSORBED BY EXTRATROPICAL LOW...
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 18/1500Z
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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