ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN 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 NNNN