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#39340 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:23 PM 13.Aug.2005) TCPAT4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM IRENE ADVISORY NUMBER 37 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 PM AST SAT AUG 13 2005 ...IRENE EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHWARD SOON...POSES NO THREAT TO LAND... AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.5 WEST OR ABOUT 285 MILES... 460 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA AND ABOUT 445 MILES... 715 KM...SOUTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA. IRENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR. A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTH IS EXPECTED TONIGHT OR SUNDAY MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ONLY A SMALL INCREASE IN INTENSITY WOULD BRING IRENE TO HURRICANE STATUS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES ...165 KM FROM THE CENTER. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE PLANE WAS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...31.2 N... 69.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 999 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM AST. FORECASTER AVILA |