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| #5558 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:38 AM 18.Aug.2004) TCPAT4 BULLETIN HURRICANE DANIELLE ADVISORY NUMBER 20 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 AM AST WED AUG 18 2004 ...DANIELLE RAPIDLY WEAKENS BUT IS STILL A HURRICANE... AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DANIELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 40.7 WEST OR ABOUT 1055 MILES...1700 KM...SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES ISLANDS. DANIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST...WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED...IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW 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 105 MILES...165 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 985 MB...29.09 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...27.9 N... 40.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 985 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST. FORECASTER STEWART |
