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Hurricane MICHAEL (Text)

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HURRICANE MICHAEL ADVISORY NUMBER  23
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL132012
500 PM AST SAT SEP 08 2012
 
...MICHAEL MOVING A LITTLE FASTER TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...33.1N 42.3W
ABOUT 925 MI...1485 KM WSW OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...971 MB...28.67 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE EYE OF HURRICANE MICHAEL WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 33.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 42.3 WEST. MICHAEL IS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/H...AND A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST BY LATE SUNDAY.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  MICHAEL IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE.  SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

MICHAEL REMAINS A SMALL TROPICAL CYCLONE.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 971 MB...28.67 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER BLAKE
 
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