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| #376395 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:50 AM 16.Sep.2010) TCPAT1 BULLETIN HURRICANE IGOR ADVISORY NUMBER 33 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL112010 500 AM AST THU SEP 16 2010 ...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IGOR INTENSIFIES AGAIN...EXPECTED TO BE A SIGNIFICANT HURRICANE FOR SEVERAL MORE DAYS... SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...20.5N 56.8W ABOUT 440 MI...710 KM ENE OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS ABOUT 955 MI...1535 KM SSE OF BERMUDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...145 MPH...230 KM/HR PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/HR MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...929 MB...27.43 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. INTERESTS IN BERMUDA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF IGOR. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IGOR WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 56.8 WEST. IGOR IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/HR. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 145 MPH...230 KM/HR ...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IGOR IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...BUT IGOR IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A LARGE AND POWERFUL HURRICANE. IGOR IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 275 MILES...445 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 929 MB...27.43 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- SURF...LARGE SWELLS GENERATED BY IGOR WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE LEEWARD ISLANDS...PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TODAY. THE SWELLS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH PORTIONS OF THE BAHAMAS LATER TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SWELLS WILL ALSO REACH THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES LATER TODAY AND FRIDAY AND CONTINUE OVER THE WEEKEND. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER BLAKE |
