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HURRICANE GABRIELLE ADVISORY NUMBER  24
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM EDT MON SEP 17 2001

...GABRIELLE STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY WHILE MOVING AWAY FROM BERMUDA...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA.  THIS 
WARNING WILL PROBABLY BE DISCONTINUED LATER TODAY.
 
AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GABRIELLE WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE  65.7 WEST OR 
ABOUT 250 MILES...400 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF BERMUDA.
 
GABRIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 20 MPH
...32 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS BASED ON RECENT REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE 
RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT.  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.
 
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT 
IS  983 MB...29.03 INCHES.

DANGEROUS SURF AND LARGE WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT BERMUDA 
TODAY. 
 
REPEATING THE 11 AM EDT POSITION...35.8 N... 65.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 20 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 80 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 983 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 2 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 PM EDT.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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