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HURRICANE NOEL SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER   1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
NOON AST MON NOV 05 2001

...NON-TROPICAL LOW IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC BECOMES HURRICANE 
NOEL...THE EIGHTH HURRICANE OF THE SEASON... 

SATELLITE DATA AND SHIP REPORTS INDICATE THE NON-TROPICAL AREA OF 
LOW PRESSURE HAS ACQUIRED TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND REACHED 
HURRICANE STRENGTH.

AT NOON AST...1600Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE NOEL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 38.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 50.4 WEST OR ABOUT 575 MILES...930
KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND.

NOEL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR.  A
NORTHWARD MOTION WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  NOEL IS EXPECTED TO PASS CLOSE TO EASTERN 
NEWFOUNDLAND ON TUESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  GRADUAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  85 MILES...140 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 230 MILES...370 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  986 MB...29.12 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE NOON AST POSITION...38.5 N... 50.4 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 12 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 75 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 986 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
 
 
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