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HURRICANE IRIS ADVISORY NUMBER 14
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT SUN OCT 07 2001
...IRIS CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD...
AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF BELIZE HAS ISSUED A
HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE COAST OF BELIZE.
AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF GUATEMALA HAS ISSUED A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH FOR THEIR CARIBBEAN
COASTLINE.
A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MEXICAN EAST COAST OF
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA FROM CABO CATOCHE SOUTHWARD TO THE BELIZE
BORDER. A HURRICANE WATCH AND TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAIN IN
EFFECT FOR THE NORTH COAST OF HONDURAS FROM LIMON WESTWARD TO THE
BELIZE BORDER INCLUDING ADJACENT ISLANDS.
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. THIS
WARNING WILL LIKELY BE LOWERED EARLY ON MONDAY MORNING.
AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRIS WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 17.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 81.3 WEST OR ABOUT 135 MILES...220
KM...SPUTH OF GRAND CAYMAN. THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 460
MILES...745 KM...EAST OF BELIZE CITY BELIZE.
IRIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 20 MPH ...32 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THE HURRICANE INLAND OVER NORTHERN
CENTRAL AMERICA IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 90 MPH...150
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES... 35 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 115 MILES...185 KM.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 988 MB...29.18 INCHES.
REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...17.3 N... 81.3 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 20 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 90 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 988 MB.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 2 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 AM
EDT...MONDAY.
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
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