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#40000 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:34 AM 16.Aug.2005) TCPAT4 BULLETIN HURRICANE IRENE ADVISORY NUMBER 48 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 AM AST TUE AUG 16 2005 ...IRENE CONTINUES EASTWARD... AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.7 NORTH... LONGITUDE 62.4 WEST OR ABOUT 840 MILES...1350 KM... SOUTHWEST OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND. IRENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. A WEAKENING TREND IS FORECAST TO BEGIN DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES... 35 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 983 MB...29.03 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...36.7 N... 62.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 85 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 983 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM AST. FORECASTER PASCH |