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| #5313 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:46 PM 15.Aug.2004) TCPAT4 BULLETIN HURRICANE DANIELLE ADVISORY NUMBER 10 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 PM AST SUN AUG 15 2004 ...DANIELLE NOW A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE... AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DANIELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 33.9 WEST OR ABOUT 635 MILES...1020 KM...WEST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS. DANIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH ...26 KM/HR...AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 100 MPH...160 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE 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 175 MILES...280 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 975 MB...28.79 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...15.4 N... 33.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 975 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM AST. FORECASTER RHOME/PASCH |
