ZCZC MIAWRKAP1 LOC TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE FLORENCE ADVISORY NUMBER 19 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 AM AST TUE NOV 08 1994 ...FLORENCE ROCKETING NORTHEASTWARD... AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF FLORENCE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 40.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 43.3 WEST OR ABOUT 645 MILES ...1040 KM...SOUTHEAST OF CAPE RACE, NEWFOUNDLAND. THE HURRICANE HAS ACCELERATED AND IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 50 MPH...80 KM/HR. A SLOWER MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. SATELLITE PICTURES INDICATE THAT THE EYE IN FLORENCE IS BEGINNING TO WEAKEN AS THE HURRICANE BEGINS TO MOVE OVER THE COLD WATER OF THE CENTRAL NORTH ATLANTIC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH...160 KM/HR...BUT WEAKENING IS FORECAST TO OCCUR DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. FLORENCE IS LIKELY TO LOSE ITS TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS OVE THE NEXT DAY OR SO. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES... 75 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...225 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 974 MB...28.76 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...40.5 N... 43.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 50 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 974 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST. RAPPAPORT STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT1 AND WMO HEADER WTNT71 KNHC. NNNN