danielwAdministrator
(Moderator)
Tue Aug 31 2004 04:50 AM
Re: 5AM updates

AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...HERMINE HAS BECOME EXTRATROPICAL AND THE
CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 42.4 NORTH... LONGITUDE 69.9 WEST
OR ABOUT 60 MILES...EAST OF BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS

AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GASTON WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 38.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.8 WEST OR ABOUT
75 MILES... 125 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY.

...CATEGORY THREE FRANCES CONTINUING WESTWARD TRACK NORTH OF THE
LEEWARD ISLANDS...

AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED A
HURRICANE WATCH FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND
CAICOS ISLANDS.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 325 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
OUTLOOK VALID 04/0600Z 26.5N 78.5W
MAX WIND 120 KT...GUSTS 145 KT.
OUTLOOK VALID 05/0600Z 28.5N 81.5W...INLAND
MAX WIND 85 KT...GUSTS 105 KT.
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