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TROPICAL STORM HUMBERTO ADVISORY NUMBER   9
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM AST SUN SEP 23 2001

...HUMBERTO STRENGTHENING... 

AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HUMBERTO WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE  67.8 WEST OR ABOUT
195 MILES...315 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA.
 
HUMBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHWEST NEAR  9 MPH...
15 KM/HR...AND A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 24 
HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR  70 MPH...110 KM/HR 
...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  HUMBERTO IS FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE 
TODAY AND AN AIR FORCE RESERVE AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE 
THIS AFTERNOON.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES
...165 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  991 MB...29.26 INCHES.

HUMBERTO IS NEAR ITS POINT OF CLOSEST APPROACH TO BERMUDA AND 
INTERESTS THERE SHOULD MONITOR ITS PROGRESS.  OUTER RAIN BANDS 
ASSOCIATED WITH HUMBERTO ARE CURRENTLY AFFECTING BERMUDA.
  
REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...31.4 N... 67.8 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NORTHWEST NEAR  9 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 70 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 991 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER 
AT 5 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
 
 
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