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HURRICANE ALBERTO ADVISORY NUMBER  35
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM AST SAT AUG 12 2000

...POWERFUL ALBERTO CONTINUES TO MOVE OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC... 
 
AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE EYE OF HURRICANE ALBERTO WAS LOCATED BY
SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 37.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE  53.0 WEST OR ABOUT
1345 MILES...2170 KM...WEST OF THE WESTERNMOST AZORES.
 
ALBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NORTHEAST NEAR 17 MPH...
28 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 125 MPH...205 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  70 MILES...110 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 230 MILES...370 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  950 MB...28.05 INCHES.
 
ALL INTERESTS IN THE AZORES SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF ALBERTO
DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS.  
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...37.1 N... 53.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...EAST NORTHEAST NEAR 17 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125
MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 950 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER AVILA
 
 
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