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HURRICANE MICHAEL ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM AST WED OCT 18 2000
 
MICHAEL STRENGTHENS A LITTLE...BUT NO THREAT TO LAND...

AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MICHAEL
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE  68.7 WEST
OR ABOUT 250 MILES...400 KM...WEST NORTHWEST OF BERMUDA.
 
MICHAEL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 17 MPH
...28 KM/HR...AND AN INCREASE IN FOREWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR  85 MPH...140
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST ON THURSDAY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  35 MILES... 55 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 185 MILES...295 KM.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT IS  979 MB...28.91 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...33.7 N... 68.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 17 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 85 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 979 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 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
  
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