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Hurricane MICHAEL (Text)

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HURRICANE MICHAEL ADVISORY NUMBER  24
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL132012
1100 PM AST SAT SEP 08 2012
 
...MICHAEL FORECAST TO REMAIN A HURRICANE THROUGH MONDAY...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...33.4N 42.4W
ABOUT 920 MI...1480 KM WSW OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...160 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...975 MB...28.79 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 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE EYE OF HURRICANE MICHAEL WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 33.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 42.4 WEST.  MICHAEL IS MOVING
TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH.  A TURN TOWARD THE WEST AT A
SIMILAR FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...FOLLOWED BY A TURN
BACK TO THE NORTHWEST ON MONDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 100 MPH...160 KM/H...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  MICHAEL IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE
POSSIBLE...BUT OVERALL MICHAEL SHOULD GRADUALLY WEAKEN DURING THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
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.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 975 MB...28.79 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM AST.
 
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FORECASTER BERG
 
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