ZCZC MIATCPAT5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE HUMBERTO ADVISORY NUMBER 15 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 PM AST MON SEP 24 2001 ...HUMBERTO HEADED NORTHEASTWARD... AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE HUMBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 63.9 WEST OR ABOUT 505 MILES...815 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF SABLE ISLAND NOVA SCOTIA. HUMBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH ...22 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. HUMBERTO IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN BELOW HURRICANE STRENGTH ON TUESDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES... 45 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES...230 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 992 MB...29.29 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...37.2 N... 63.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 992 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM AST...TUESDAY. FORECASTER PASCH NNNN