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HURRICANE ALBERTO ADVISORY NUMBER  23
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM AST WED AUG 09 2000

...ALBERTO REGAINS HURRICANE STRENGTH...
 
AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ALBERTO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 24.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE  52.0 WEST OR ABOUT 965
MILES...1550 KM...SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
 
ALBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 22 MPH...35 KM/HR...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A SLOWER FORWARD SPEED
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  30 MILES... 45 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 115 MILES...185 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  987 MB...29.15 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...24.0 N... 52.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 22 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 987 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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