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HURRICANE HUMBERTO ADVISORY NUMBER 10
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM AST SUN SEP 23 2001
...HUMBERTO STRENGTHENS TO A HURRICANE...
AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE HUMBERTO WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 32.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 67.4 WEST OR ABOUT 160 MILES
...260 KM...WEST OF BERMUDA.
HUMBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES... 45 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 105 MILES...165 KM.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 984 MB...29.06 INCHES.
THE HURRICANE IS NEAR ITS POINT OF CLOSEST APPROACH TO BERMUDA
WHERE IT HAS BEEN RAINING WITH GUSTY WINDS. INTERESTS THERE SHOULD
MONITOR HUMBERTOS PROGRESS UNTIL IT MOVES SAFELY AWAY.
REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...32.3 N... 67.4 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 80 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 984 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 PM AST.
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
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