Hurricane DANIELLE

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HURRICANE DANIELLE ADVISORY NUMBER  20
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 AM AST WED AUG 18 2004

...DANIELLE RAPIDLY WEAKENS BUT IS STILL A HURRICANE...
 
AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DANIELLE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 27.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE  40.7 WEST OR ABOUT 1055
MILES...1700 KM...SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES ISLANDS.
 
DANIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR. A
GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST...WITH A DECREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED...IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SLOW WEAKENING 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 105 MILES...165 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  985 MB...29.09 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...27.9 N... 40.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 14 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 75 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 985 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER 
AT 11 AM AST.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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