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HURRICANE EDOUARD ADVISORY NUMBER  25
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL062014
1100 AM AST WED SEP 17 2014

...EDOUARD MAINTAINING ITS STRENGTH OVER THE NORTH ATLANTIC...


SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...36.4N 53.3W
ABOUT 715 MI...1150 KM ENE OF BERMUDA
ABOUT 1350 MI...2175 KM W OF FAYAL ISLAND IN THE WESTERN AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 45 DEGREES AT 24 MPH...39 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 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE EYE OF HURRICANE EDOUARD WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 53.3 WEST. EDOUARD IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 24 MPH...39 KM/H...AND IS EXPECTED
TO ACCELERATE TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND EAST-NORTHEAST THROUGH
TONIGHT.  A TURN TOWARD THE EAST WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
IS FORECAST BY THURSDAY NIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST TO BEGIN TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY
MORE RAPID WEAKENING BY LATE THURSDAY.  EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO LOSE
HURRICANE INTENSITY ON THURSDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205
MILES...335 KM.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY A NOAA HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 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 FLORIDA BEGINNING TODAY.  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...500 PM AST.

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FORECASTER BLAKE