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HURRICANE IRIS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  14A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 AM EDT MON OCT 08 2001

...IRIS CONTINUES MOVING WESTWARD...
 
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF BELIZE.  A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
THE CARIBBEAN COAST OF GUATEMALA.  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 A 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 LATER THIS MORNING.
 
AT 2 AM EDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRIS WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 17.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.1 WEST OR ABOUT 145 MILES...235
KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF GRAND CAYMAN.  THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT
410 MILES...660 KM...EAST OF BELIZE CITY BELIZE.

IRIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 20 MPH ...32 KM/HR...AND THIS 
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO BRING THE HURRICANE INLAND OVER NORTHERN 
CENTRAL AMERICA IN 24 HOURS OR SO.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS...OVER A SMALL AREA NEAR THE CENTER.  SOME INCREASE IN
STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS APPROACHING THE CENTER OF 
IRIS.

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 2 AM EDT POSITION...17.3 N... 82.1 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.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 AM EDT.

FORECASTER PASCH
  
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