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| #112267 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:40 PM 21.Sep.2006) TCPAT3 BULLETIN HURRICANE HELENE ADVISORY NUMBER 38 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082006 500 PM AST THU SEP 21 2006 ...HELENE MOVING NORTHWARD OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC.... AT 500 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE HELENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 56.8 WEST OR ABOUT 485 MILES... 780 KM...EAST OF BERMUDA. HELENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR...AND A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST OR NORTHEAST...WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED...IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH 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 230 MILES...370 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 972 MB...28.70 INCHES. ALTHOUGH HELENE WILL BE PASSING SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES TO THE EAST OF BERMUDA TONIGHT...LARGE OCEAN SWELLS PRODUCING HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS COULD AFFECT THE AREA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. REPEATING THE 500 PM AST POSITION...30.7 N...56.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...972 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER BROWN/AVILA |
