000 WTNT63 KNHC 180156 TCUAT3 HURRICANE GONZALO TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082014 1000 PM AST FRI OCT 17 2014 ...1000 PM POSITION UPDATE... ...CENTER OF LARGE EYE OF DANGEROUS HURRICANE GONZALO MOVING NORTH OF BERMUDA... DURING THE PAST HOUR...WINDS AT THE BERMUDA AIRPORT ON THE NORTHEASTERN END OF THE ISLAND HAVE SWITCHED TO A WESTERLY DIRECTION WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 44 MPH...70 KM/H AND A GUST TO 60 MPH...96 KM/H. DURING THE PAST HOUR...WINDS AT AN ELEVATED OBSERVING SITE AT COMMISSIONER'S POINT ON THE SOUTHWESTERN PORTION OF BERMUDA HAVE SWITCHED TO A NORTHERLY DIRECTION WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 68 MPH... 110 KM/H AND A GUST TO 90 MPH...144 KM/H. SUMMARY OF 1000 PM AST...0200 UTC...INFORMATION -------------------------------------------------- LOCATION...32.4N 64.7W ABOUT 10 MI...15 KM NE OF BERMUDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH...175 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 030 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...951 MB...28.08 INCHES $$ FORECASTER STEWART