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HURRICANE GABRIELLE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  23A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
8 AM EDT MON SEP 17 2001

...GABRIELLE REMAINS A HURRICANE...PASSING NORTH-NORTHWEST OF 
BERMUDA...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA.  THIS 
WARNING WILL PROBABLY BE DISCONTINUED LATER TODAY.
 
AT 8 AM EDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GABRIELLE WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 66.4 WEST OR 
ABOUT 215 MILES...345 KM...NORTH-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 BASED ON A RECENT NOAA RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT REPORT.  
LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED 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. 
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  991 MB...29.26 INCHES.

DANGEROUS SURF AND LARGE WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT BERMUDA TODAY.

REPEATING THE 8 AM EDT POSITION...35.1 N... 66.4 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.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 AM EDT.

FORECASTER STEWART/MAINELLI
 
 
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