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HURRICANE JOYCE ADVISORY NUMBER   9
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM AST WED SEP 27 2000

...JOYCE GRADUALLY STRENGTHENING OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC...
 
AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JOYCE
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE  40.7 WEST
OR ABOUT 1270 MILES...2040 KM...EAST OF THE WINDWARD ISLANDS.
 
JOYCE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR  85 MPH...140
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  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 105 MILES...165 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  980 MB...28.94 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...12.6 N... 40.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 14 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 85 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 980 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER PASCH
 
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