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HURRICANE IRIS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  13A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
8 PM EDT SUN OCT 07 2001

...IRIS CONTINUES MOVING WESTARD...  

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS.
 
A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST COAST OF THE 
YUCATAN PENINSULA OF MEXICO FROM CABO CATOCHE SOUTHWARD.  THE 
HURRICANE WATCH FOR BELIZE IS EXTENDED SOUTHWARD AT 8 PM EDT AND IS 
NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE COAST OF BELIZE.  THESE WATCHES WILL 
LIKELY BE UPGRADED TO HURRICANE WARNINGS LATER TONIGHT.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR 
THE NORTH COAST OF HONDURAS AND THE ADJACENT ISLANDS FROM LIMON 
WESTWARD.
 
AT 8 PM EDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRIS WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 17.3 NORTH... LONGITUDE 80.5 WEST OR ABOUT 145 MILES...235
KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GRAND CAYMAN.

IRIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 18 MPH ..30 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE SMALL 
CORE OF STRONGEST WINDS IS PASSING WELL TO THE SOUTH OF GRAND CAYMAN 
TONIGHT AND HEADING TOWARD THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND BELIZE AND ALSO 
THREATENS HONDURAS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER 
GUSTS.  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 LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY A NOAA 
RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WAS 988 MB...29.17 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 8 PM EDT POSITION...17.3 N... 80.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 18 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 85 MPH.  
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 988 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 11 PM EDT.

FORECASTER LAWRENCE
 
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