ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE GABRIELLE ADVISORY NUMBER 23 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 AM EDT MON SEP 17 2001 ...GABRIELLE MOVING FASTER TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST...SHOULD BE PASSING TO THE NORTH OF BERMUDA LATER TODAY... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA. AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GABRIELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 67.2 WEST OR ABOUT 210 MILES...340 KM...NORTHWEST OF BERMUDA. GABRIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NORTHEAST NEAR 23 MPH ...37 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT. 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 30 MILES... 45 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 290 MILES...465 KM. BERMUDA RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND GUST TO 48 MPH. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 991 MB...29.26 INCHES. DANGEROUS SURF AND LARGE WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT BERMUDA TODAY. REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...34.6 N... 67.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST NORTHEAST NEAR 23 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 991 MB. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 AM EDT. FORECASTER PASCH NNNN