|
Show Selection: |
| #112607 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:37 PM 23.Sep.2006) TCPAT3 BULLETIN HURRICANE HELENE ADVISORY NUMBER 47 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082006 500 PM AST SAT SEP 23 2006 ...HELENE REMAINS A HURRICANE... AT 500 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE HELENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 38.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 44.4 WEST OR ABOUT 945 MILES... 1520 KM...WEST OF THE AZORES. HELENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 22 MPH...35 KM/HR... AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. EVEN THOUGH THE CENTER OF HELENE...AS A NON-TROPICAL SYSTEM...IS FORECAST TO PASS NORTH OF THE AZORES...GALE FORCE WINDS COULD IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE AZORES BEGINNING TOMORROW. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS HELENE GRADUALLY LOSES TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 130 MILES...215 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 345 MILES...555 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 970 MB...28.64 INCHES. REPEATING THE 500 PM AST POSITION...38.0 N...44.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 22 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...970 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM AST. $$ FORECASTER RHOME/KNABB |
