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| #111943 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:32 PM 19.Sep.2006) TCPAT3 BULLETIN HURRICANE HELENE ADVISORY NUMBER 31 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082006 1100 PM AST TUE SEP 19 2006 ...HELENE CHURNING WESTWARD OVER OPEN WATERS...A TURN TO THE NORTHWEST LIKELY ON WEDNESDAY... AT 1100 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE HELENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 54.8 WEST OR ABOUT 805 MILES... 1300 KM...SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA. HELENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR...AND A TURN TO THE NORTHWEST IS LIKELY ON WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH...175 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. HELENE COULD REGAIN MAJOR HURRICANE STATUS ON WEDNESDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...325 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 958 MB...28.29 INCHES. REPEATING THE 1100 PM AST POSITION...24.6 N...54.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...958 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER COBB/PASCH |
