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| #5229 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:32 AM 15.Aug.2004) TCPAT4 BULLETIN HURRICANE DANIELLE ADVISORY NUMBER 8 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 AM AST SUN AUG 15 2004 ...DANIELLE GETTING STRONGER OVER THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC... AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DANIELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 31.6 WEST OR ABOUT 485 MILES... 780 KM...WEST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. DANIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/HR... AND A MOTION TO THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH...140 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND DANIELLE COULD BECOME A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE BY MONDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES... 45 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 981 MB...28.97 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...14.2 N... 31.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 17 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 85 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 981 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST. FORECASTER STEWART |
