000 WTNT33 KNHC 012013 TCPAT3 BULLETIN HURRICANE LISA ADVISORY NUMBER 50 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 PM AST FRI OCT 01 2004 ...AND YET ANOTHER HURRICANE IN THE ATLANTIC...NO THREAT TO LAND... SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT LISA HAS REACHED HURRICANE STRENGTH...BECOMING THE EIGHTH HURRICANE OF THE 2004 ATLANTIC SEASON. AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LISA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 38.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 45.1 WEST OR ABOUT 980 MILES... 1580 KM... WEST OF THE AZORES. LISA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 22 MPH ...35 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE REACHED NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES... 35 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES...370 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...38.4 N... 45.1 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 22 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 987 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM AST. FORECASTER AVILA $$