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HURRICANE ALBERTO ADVISORY NUMBER   9
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM AST SUN AUG 06 2000
 
...ALBERTO GETTING A LITTLE STRONGER OVER THE EASTERN ATLANTIC...

AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ALBERTO WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE  35.4 WEST OR ABOUT 
785 MILES... 1265 KM...WEST OF THE SOUTHERN CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.
 
ALBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE 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  988 MB...29.18 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...14.4 N... 35.4 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 17 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 80 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 988 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 AM AST.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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