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HURRICANE EDOUARD ADVISORY NUMBER  22
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL062014
500 PM AST TUE SEP 16 2014

...AFTER REACHING 115 MPH EDOUARD BEGINS TO WEAKEN...


SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...32.3N 57.5W
ABOUT 425 MI...685 KM E OF BERMUDA
ABOUT 1670 MI...2685 KM W OF FAYAL ISLAND IN THE WESTERN AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 5 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...958 MB...28.29 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 EDOUARD WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 57.5 WEST. EDOUARD IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/H.  A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTHEAST WITH A LARGE INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED ON
WEDNESDAY...FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE EAST ON THURSDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 105 MPH...165
KM/H... WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST 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 185
MILES...295 KM.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY A NOAA HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 958 MB...28.29 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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SURF...SWELLS FROM EDOUARD WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE EAST COAST OF
THE UNITED STATES NORTH OF EASTERN FLORIDA BEGINNING ON WEDNESDAY.
THESE SWELLS WILL LIKELY CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENT
CONDITIONS ALONG MOST OF THE UNITED STATES EAST COAST FOR THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. PLEASE SEE PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR MORE DETAILS.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM AST.

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FORECASTER BLAKE