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#111038 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:49 PM 15.Sep.2006) TCPAT2 BULLETIN HURRICANE GORDON ADVISORY NUMBER 20 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072006 500 PM AST FRI SEP 15 2006 ...HURRICANE GORDON NEARLY STATIONARY... AT 500 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GORDON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 53.5 WEST OR ABOUT 670 MILES... 1075 KM...EAST OF BERMUDA. GORDON IS NEARLY STATIONARY AND A VERY SLOW NORTHWARD OR NORTH- NORTHEASTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GORDON IS NOW A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR- SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 976 MB...28.82 INCHES. REPEATING THE 500 PM AST POSITION...31.1 N...53.5 W. MOVEMENT... STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...976 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER MAINELLI/BEVEN |