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| #53948 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:34 AM 25.Oct.2005) TCPAT4 BULLETIN HURRICANE WILMA ADVISORY NUMBER 42 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 AM EDT TUE OCT 25 2005 ...WILMA WEAKENING AND STARTING TO LOSE TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS... AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WILMA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 38.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 66.0 WEST OR ABOUT 570 MILES... 920 KM...EAST-NORTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA AND ABOUT 440 MILES... 705 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA. WILMA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 53 MPH...85 KM/HR. AN TURN TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS MOTION SHOULD KEEP THE CENTER OF WILMA WELL OFFSHORE OF THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WEAKENING IS FORECAST...AND WILMA WILL LIKELY LOSE TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 430 MILES...695 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 970 MB...28.64 INCHES. ALTHOUGH WILMA WILL NOT BE DIRECTLY AFFECTING THE U.S. EAST COAST...HIGH SURF IS PRESENTLY OCCURRING ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. REPEATING THE 11 AM EDT POSITION...38.5 N... 66.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 53 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 970 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM EDT. FORECASTER BEVEN |
