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| #40173 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:40 AM 17.Aug.2005) TCPAT4 BULLETIN HURRICANE IRENE ADVISORY NUMBER 51 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 AM AST WED AUG 17 2005 ...IRENE WEAKENS AS IT MOVES SLOWLY EASTWARD... AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.6 NORTH... LONGITUDE 60.1 WEST OR ABOUT 785 MILES...1265 KM... SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND. IRENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR... BUT A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST OR NORTHEAST AT A FASTER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATER TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING 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. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 983 MB...29.03 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...36.6 N... 60.1 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 85 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 983 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST. FORECASTER STEWART |
