Hurricane EPSILON

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HURRICANE EPSILON ADVISORY NUMBER  29
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 AM AST TUE DEC 06 2005
 
...EPSILON BARELY HOLDING ON TO HURRICANE STRENGTH...

AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EPSILON WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 31.9 NORTH... LONGITUDE 33.8 WEST OR ABOUT 570
MILES... 920 KM... SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES.
 
EPSILON IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTH NEAR 9 MPH... 15 KM/HR.  A TURN
TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED LATER TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH... 120 KM/HR... WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  30 MILES... 45 KM... TO
THE WEST FROM THE CENTER... AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES... 240 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  987 MB...29.15 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...31.9 N... 33.8 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...SOUTH 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
5 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER KNABB
 
 
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