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#44211 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:43 PM 05.Sep.2005) TCPAT4 BULLETIN HURRICANE MARIA ADVISORY NUMBER 19 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 PM AST MON SEP 05 2005 ...MARIA NOW A MAJOR HURRICANE WITH 115 MPH WINDS... ...REMAINS FAR FROM LAND BUT A HAZARD TO SHIPPING... AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MARIA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.9 NORTH... LONGITUDE 56.5 WEST OR ABOUT 485 MILES... 780 KM... EAST OF BERMUDA. MARIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 6 MPH... 9 KM/HR. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST 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 960 MB...28.35 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...32.9 N... 56.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 6 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 960 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM AST. FORECASTER KNABB |