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HURRICANE ALBERTO ADVISORY NUMBER  7
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM AST SAT AUG 05 2000

...ALBERTO BECOMES A HURRICANE IN THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC...
 
SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT ALBERTO DEVELOPED AN EYE SUGGESTING
THAT IT HAS REACHED HURRICANE STATUS.  AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE
CENTER OF HURRICANE ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.7 NORTH
...LONGITUDE  32.1 WEST OR ABOUT 515 MILES...830 KM...WEST OF THE
SOUTHERMOST CAPE VERDE ISLAND.
 
ALBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON SUNDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR
...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  25 MILES... 35 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO  85 MILES...140 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  990 MB...29.23 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...14.7 N... 32.1 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 15 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 990 MB. 
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER AVILA
 
 
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