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| #111662 (Received by flhurricane at: 7:46 PM 18.Sep.2006) TCPAT2 BULLETIN HURRICANE GORDON INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 32A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072006 800 PM AST MON SEP 18 2006 ...GORDON MOVING FASTER TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST... ...HURRICANE WARNING COULD BE ISSUED TONIGHT FOR THE AZORES... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AZORES. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. THIS WATCH COULD BE UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE WARNING LATER TONIGHT. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 800 PM AST...0000Z...THE EYE OF HURRICANE GORDON WAS LOCATED BY SATELLITE IMAGERY NEAR LATITUDE 37.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 43.3 WEST OR ABOUT 880 MILES...1415 KM...WEST OF TERCEIRA IN THE AZORES. GORDON IS MOVING QUICKLY TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 28 MPH...44 KM/HR... AND THIS GENERAL MOTION WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK... GORDON WILL BE NEAR OR OVER THE AZORES ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GORDON IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST ON TUESDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES...65 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 975 MB...28.79 INCHES. GORDON IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF THE AZORES. REPEATING THE 800 PM AST POSITION...37.9 N...44.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST NEAR 28 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...975 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE/PASCH |
