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#39712 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:34 PM 14.Aug.2005) TCPAT4 BULLETIN HURRICANE IRENE ADVISORY NUMBER 42 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 PM AST SUN AUG 14 2005 ...IRENE BECOMES THE SEASON'S THIRD HURRICANE... AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.3 NORTH... LONGITUDE 69.2 WEST OR ABOUT 355 MILES... 570 KM... EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA AND ABOUT 325 MILES... 525 KM...NORTHWEST OF BERMUDA. IRENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 12 MPH ...19 KM/HR. A TURN TO THE NORTHEAST WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER 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 30 MILES... 45 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 989 MB...29.21 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...35.3 N... 69.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 80 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 989 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM AST. FORECASTER FRANKLIN |