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HURRICANE MICHAEL ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM EDT WED OCT 18 2000
 
...MICHAEL MOVING A LITTLE FASTER TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST...

INTERESTS IN BERMUDA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF MICHAEL.
 
AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MICHAEL WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 31.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE  70.8 WEST OR ABOUT 370
MILES...595 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA.
 
MICHAEL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR  7 MPH
... 9 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH AN
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST 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 140 MILES...220 KM.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 984 MB...29.12 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...31.1 N... 70.8 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR  7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 75 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 986 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 AM EDT.
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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