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#40342 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:31 PM 17.Aug.2005) TCPAT4 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM IRENE ADVISORY NUMBER 54 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 PM AST WED AUG 17 2005 ...IRENE CONTINUES OUT TO SEA... AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 38.8 NORTH... LONGITUDE 54.5 WEST OR ABOUT 550 MILES... 885 KM... SOUTH OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND. IRENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 20 MPH ...32 KM/HR. IRENE IS EXPECTED TO ACCELERATE TO THE NORTHEAST OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IRENE IS EXPECTED TO LOSE TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS ON THURSDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES ...195 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 990 MB...29.23 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...38.8 N... 54.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 20 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 990 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM AST. FORECASTER FRANKLIN |