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HURRICANE ALBERTO ADVISORY NUMBER  66
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM AST SUN AUG 20 2000

...ALBERTO WEAKENING OVER THE FAR NORTH ATLANTIC...
 
AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ALBERTO
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE  47.9 WEST
OR ABOUT 1070 MILES...1675 KM...WEST OF THE WESTERNMOST 
AZORES ISLANDS. 
 
ALBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR  6 MPH...10 KM/HR...AND 
A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED AND A TURN TO THE NORTHEAST IS
EXPECTED ON MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH...160 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  50 MILES... 85 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 140 MILES...220 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  975 MB...28.79 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...37.5 N... 47.9 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR  7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 975 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER 
AT 5 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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