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HURRICANE MICHAEL ADVISORY NUMBER  10
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM AST THU OCT 19 2000
 
...MICHAEL ACCELERATING NORTHEASTWARD AND SLOWLY WEAKENING...

AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MICHAEL WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 37.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE  64.3 WEST OR ABOUT 495
MILES...800 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF SABLE ISLAND NOVA SCOTIA.
 
MICHAEL IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 32 MPH...52
KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A FURTHER
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR  75 MPH...120
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME FURTHER WEAKENING IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND MICHAEL WILL LIKELY WEAKEN TO A
TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY.
 
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  986 MB...29.12 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...37.5 N... 64.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 32 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 986 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 AM AST.
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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