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HURRICANE HUMBERTO ADVISORY NUMBER  12
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM AST MON SEP 24 2001
 
...HUMBERTO TURNS NORTH-NORTHEAST AND BEGINS TO WEAKEN...

AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE HUMBERTO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 34.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 66.6 WEST OR ABOUT 175
MILES...285 KM...NORTHWEST OF BERMUDA.

HUMBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 12 MPH
...19 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 
24 HOURS.
 
REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT
INDICATE THAT HUMBERTO IS BEGINNING TO WEAKEN.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  HUMBERTO IS
NO LONGER A CATERGORY TWO HURRICANE...AND ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  35 MILES... 55 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 145 MILES...230 KM.
 
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS  
989 MB...29.21 INCHES.
 
HUMBERTO IS MOVING AWAY FROM BERMUDA AND CONDITIONS THERE WILL 
CONTINUE TO IMPROVE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.

REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...34.3 N... 66.6 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 12 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 90 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 989 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST.
 
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
 
 
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