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Hurricane OMAR (Text)

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HURRICANE OMAR ADVISORY NUMBER  13
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL152008
1100 AM AST THU OCT 16 2008
 
...OMAR QUICKLY WEAKENING AS IT IS MOVES RAPIDLY AWAY FROM THE
NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS...
...HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT REMAINS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL LESSER
ANTILLES...

AT 1100 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OMAR WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 20.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 61.3 WEST OR ABOUT 180 MILES...
290 KM...NORTHEAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS.
 
OMAR IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 23 MPH...37 KM/HR...AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES...85 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140
MILES...220 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 980 MB...28.94 INCHES.
 
OMAR IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES...WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES...OVER PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL LESSER ANTILLES FROM ANTIGUA SOUTHWARD TO
MARTINIQUE. 
 
REPEATING THE 1100 AM AST POSITION...20.2 N...61.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 23 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...980 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
500 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER LANDSEA/STEWART
 
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