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HURRICANE GABRIELLE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  24A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 PM EDT MON SEP 17 2001

...GABRIELLE MOVING AWAY FROM BERMUDA...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA.  THIS 
WARNING WILL PROBABLY BE DISCONTINUED LATER TODAY.
 
AT 2 PM EDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GABRIELLE WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE  64.9 WEST OR 
ABOUT 260 MILES...423 KM...NORTH OF BERMUDA.
 
GABRIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 18 MPH
...30 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. 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 ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  983 MB...29.03 INCHES.

DANGEROUS SURF AND LARGE WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT BERMUDA 
TODAY. 
 
REPEATING THE 2 PM EDT POSITION...36.1 N... 64.9 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...EAST-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.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER 
AT 5 PM EDT. 
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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