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Hurricane GORDON (Text)

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HURRICANE GORDON ADVISORY NUMBER  18
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL082012
1100 PM AST SUN AUG 19 2012
 
...HURRICANE CONDITIONS LIKELY OVER PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN AZORES
VERY SOON...PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETE...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...36.7N 25.8W
ABOUT 45 MI...70 KM WSW OF SANTA MARIA ISLAND IN THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 70 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...32 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...980 MB...28.94 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...
 
NONE.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
 
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* THE EASTERN AZORES
 
A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GORDON WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 25.8 WEST.  GORDON IS
MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 20 MPH...32 KM/H...AND A
GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GORDON WILL PASS
NEAR OR OVER THE EASTERN AZORES IN A FEW HOURS...AND MOVE EAST OF
THOSE ISLANDS LATER ON MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  GORDON IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE.  WEAKENING IS FORECAST OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO...BUT GORDON
IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN HURRICANE INTENSITY UNTIL AFTER IT PASSES
THE AZORES.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 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.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE NOW AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE
EASTERN AZORES...AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER
PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN AZORES WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.
 
RAINFALL...GORDON IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3
TO 6 INCHES OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN AZORES.
 
SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY GORDON WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP
CURRENT CONDITIONS IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN AZORES. PLEASE
CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE FOR MORE
INFORMATION.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY...200 AM AST.
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST.
 
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FORECASTER PASCH
 
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