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| #111033 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:43 PM 15.Sep.2006) TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM HELENE ADVISORY NUMBER 14 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082006 500 PM AST FRI SEP 15 2006 ...HELENE NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH...POSES NO THREAT TO LAND... AT 500 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HELENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 42.8 WEST OR ABOUT 1255 MILES...2020 KM...EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. HELENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/HR... AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. HELENE COULD BECOME A HURRICANE TONIGHT OR SATURDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 992 MB...29.29 INCHES. REPEATING THE 500 PM AST POSITION...16.7 N...42.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...992 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER AVILA |
