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| #39448 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:40 AM 14.Aug.2005) TCPAT4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM IRENE ADVISORY NUMBER 39 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 AM AST SUN AUG 14 2005 ...IRENE TURNS NORTHWARD AND WEAKENS SLIGHTLY... AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.6 NORTH... LONGITUDE 70.3 WEST OR ABOUT 320 MILES... 515 KM... WEST OF BERMUDA AND ABOUT 350 MILES... 560 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA. IRENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED TODAY... WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT A FASTER FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED BY MONDAY. ON THIS TRACK... IRENE WILL NOT DIRECTLY AFFECT ANY LAND AREAS BUT WILL POSE A HAZARD TO SHIPPING INTERESTS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH... 100 KM/HR... WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES ...165 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...32.6 N... 70.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 65 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 999 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST. FORECASTER KNABB |
