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HURRICANE MICHELLE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  28A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1 PM EST MON NOV 05 2001

...MICHELLE MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHWEST BAHAMA ISLANDS...

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS DISCONTINUED FOR SOUTH FLORIDA FROM 
JUPITER INLET TO CRAIG KEY INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY.  A GALE WARNING 
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM JUPITER INLET NORTHWARD TO COCOA BEACH BUT 
WILL LIKELY BE LOWERED LATER TODAY.  MARINE INTERESTS SHOULD 
EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.
 
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWESTERN AND
CENTRAL BAHAMAS.  THIS INCLUDES GRAND BAHAMA...THE ABACOS...THE
BERRY ISLANDS...  BIMINI...ANDROS...NEW PROVIDENCE...ELEUTHERA...
CAT ISLAND...EXUMAS...SAN SALVADOR...RUM CAY AND LONG ISLAND.
 
A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BERMUDA.
 
AT 1 PM EST...1800Z...THE LARGE CENTER OF HURRICANE MICHELLE WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE  76.7 WEST OR ABOUT 45 
MILES ...75 KM...EAST OF NASSAU IN THE BAHAMAS.
 
MICHELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 19 MPH...28 KM/HR... 
AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  80 MPH...140 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

A GUST TO 92 MPH WAS REPORTED FROM THE NASSAU AIRPORT WITHIN THE 
LAST TWO HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES...230 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 230 MILES...370 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  978 MB...28.88 INCHES.
 
RAINFALL IS BEGINNING TO DIMINISH IN THE BAHAMAS.

STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...ALONG 
WITH LARGE BATTERING WAVES...IS LIKELY OVER THE BAHAMAS ISLANDS 
UNTIL THE HURRICANE MOVEW AWAY.

REPEATING THE 1 PM EST POSITION...25.3 N... 76.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 19 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 80 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 978 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 4 PM EST.
 
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
 
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