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Hurricane HUMBERTO (Text)

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HURRICANE HUMBERTO ADVISORY NUMBER  15
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL092013
500 AM AST THU SEP 12 2013
 
...HUMBERTO MAINTAINING ITS STRENGTH WHILE CONTINUING NORTHWARD...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...20.5N 28.7W
ABOUT 440 MI...705 KM NW OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 5 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...982 MB...29.00 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 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE HUMBERTO WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 28.7 WEST. HUMBERTO IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/H.  A GRADUAL TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED TODAY. A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS FORECAST BY
SATURDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST TO BEGIN TODAY...WITH A FASTER
RATE OF WEAKENING LIKELY BY SATURDAY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150
MILES...240 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 982 MB...29.00 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST.
 
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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN
 
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