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HURRICANE MICHAEL ADVISORY NUMBER   9
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM AST WED OCT 18 2000
 
...MICHAEL ACCELERATING RAPIDLY NORTHEASTWARD AND BEGINNING TO
WEAKEN...

AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MICHAEL
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE  66.8 WEST
OR ABOUT 230 MILES...370 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF BERMUDA.
 
MICHAEL IS MOVING RAPIDLY TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 26 MPH
...43 KM/HR...AND AN ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  MICHAEL IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM TOMORROW.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  35 MILES... 55 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 200 MILES...325 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  983 MB...29.03 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...35.2 N... 66.8 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 26 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 80 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 983 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM AST...THURSDAY.
 
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
 
 
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