ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE GABRIELLE ADVISORY NUMBER 22 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 PM EDT SUN SEP 16 2001 ...GABRIELLE STRENGTHENS TO A HURRICANE AS IT MOVES OVER THE NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN... THE GOVERNMENT OF BERMUDA HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR BERMUDA AND ITS SURROUNDING MARINE AREA. AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GABRIELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 70.5 WEST OR ABOUT 375 MILES ...605 KM...WEST OF BERMUDA. GABRIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NORTHEAST NEAR 18 MPH ...30 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. REPORTS FROM A NOAA AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 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 275 MILES...445 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 991 MB...29.26 INCHES. DANGEROUS SURF AND LARGE WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT ON MONDAY. REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...33.6 N... 70.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST NORTHEAST NEAR 18 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 991 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 2 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 AM EDT...MONDAY. FORECASTER LAWRENCE NNNN