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WTNT31 KNHC 131443
TCPAT1
BULLETIN
HURRICANE IGOR ADVISORY NUMBER  22
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL     AL112010
1100 AM AST MON SEP 13 2010
 
...CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE IGOR MOVING WESTWARD ACROSS THE TROPICAL
ATLANTIC...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.5N 49.7W
ABOUT 880 MI...1420 KM E OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...150 MPH...240 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 265 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...933 MB...27.55 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 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IGOR WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 17.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 49.7 WEST. IGOR IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR.  A TURN TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TONIGHT OR TUESDAY. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 150 MPH...240 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  IGOR IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.  SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY
ARE LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND IGOR IS EXPECTED TO
REMAIN A POWERFUL HURRICANE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. 
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175
MILES...280 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 933 MB...27.55 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER BRENNAN