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| #44715 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:40 AM 08.Sep.2005) TCPAT4 BULLETIN HURRICANE MARIA ADVISORY NUMBER 29 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 AM AST THU SEP 08 2005 ...MARIA HANGING ON...REFUSES TO BECOME EXTRATROPICAL... AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MARIA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 39.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 47.6 WEST OR ABOUT 1070 MILES...1725 KM...EAST-NORTHEAST OF BERMUDA AND ABOUT 1115 MILES...1790 KM...WEST OF THE AZORES. MARIA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. A SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND MARIA IS LIKELY TO LOSE TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS LATER TODAY. MARIA REMAINS A LARGE CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 260 MILES...415 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 982 MB...29.00 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...39.1 N... 47.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 982 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM AST. FORECASTER BLAKE/AVILA |
