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Hurricane EPSILON (Text)

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HURRICANE EPSILON ADVISORY NUMBER  16
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 AM AST SAT DEC 03 2005

...EPSILON FAR OUT IN THE ATLANTIC AND MOVING EAST-NORTHEASTWARD...

AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EPSILON WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 34.6 NORTH... LONGITUDE 45.7 WEST OR ABOUT 1065
MILES...1715 KM... WEST OF THE AZORES.

EPSILON IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR  9 MPH
...15 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR  75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  EPSILON IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  15 MILES... 30 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 115 MILES...185 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  987 MB...29.15 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...34.6 N... 45.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR  9 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 75 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 987 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST.
 
FORECASTER PASCH
 
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