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| #111382 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:43 AM 17.Sep.2006) TCPAT2 BULLETIN HURRICANE GORDON ADVISORY NUMBER 27 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072006 1100 AM AST SUN SEP 17 2006 ...GORDON REFUSES TO WEAKEN... AT 1100 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GORDON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 53.2 WEST OR ABOUT 1495 MILES ...2405 KM...WEST OF THE AZORES. GORDON IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...AND A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GORDON REMAINS A CATEGORY-ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR- SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 983 MB...29.03 INCHES. REPEATING THE 1100 AM AST POSITION...33.6 N...53.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...983 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER MAINELLI/AVILA |
