ZCZC MIATCPAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE FRED ADVISORY NUMBER 14 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072009 1100 PM AST THU SEP 10 2009 ...FRED WEAKENS AND SLOWS DOWN A LITTLE MORE... AT 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FRED WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 35.1 WEST OR ABOUT 740 MILES... 1190 KM...WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. FRED IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 3 MPH...6 KM/HR. FRED IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT NORTHWARD OR NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FRED IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AND FRED SHOULD WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM ON FRIDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES...45 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 980 MB...28.94 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST INFORMATION... LOCATION...17.4N 35.1W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH OR 350 DEGREES AT 3 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...980 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER BERG NNNN
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