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HURRICANE HUMBERTO ADVISORY NUMBER  10
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM AST SUN SEP 23 2001

...HUMBERTO STRENGTHENS TO A HURRICANE...

AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE HUMBERTO WAS LOCATED 
NEAR LATITUDE 32.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE  67.4 WEST OR ABOUT 160  MILES 
...260 KM...WEST OF BERMUDA.
 
HUMBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...AND 
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR  80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH 
HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING 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 105 MILES...165 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  984 MB...29.06 INCHES.
 
THE HURRICANE IS NEAR ITS POINT OF CLOSEST APPROACH TO BERMUDA  
WHERE IT HAS BEEN RAINING WITH GUSTY WINDS.  INTERESTS THERE SHOULD 
MONITOR HUMBERTOS PROGRESS UNTIL IT MOVES SAFELY AWAY.

REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...32.3 N... 67.4 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 10 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 80 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 984 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 
11 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
 
 
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