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HURRICANE CINDY DISCUSSION NUMBER  35
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM EDT FRI AUG 27 1999
 
THIS MORNING A RAGGED EYE APPEARED ON VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY...
AND THE TAFB DVORAK CLASSIFICATION IS 90 KT.  THE OFFICIAL INTENSITY
IS RAISED TO 90 KT ON THIS BASIS.  AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS SCHEDULED TO INVESTIGATE CINDY EARLY THIS
EVENING.  SOME FURTHER STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE BEFORE CINDY
RECURVES AND STARTS MOVING INTO COOLER WATER. 
 
AS CINDY MOVES INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE THE MOTION HAS SLOWED A
BIT...AND IS NOW 310/10. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS AN UPPER LEVEL
LOW SOUTHWEST OF CINDY...WITH A MID/UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONE TO THE
NORTH OF BERMUDA. THIS COMBINATION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO TURN CINDY A
LITTLE MORE TO THE WEST BEFORE RECURVATURE.  HOWEVER...THE GUIDANCE
IS TIGHTLY CLUSTERED WITH RECURVATURE JUST EAST OF 60 DEGREES
LONGITUDE...WELL TO THE EAST OF BERMUDA.

FRANKLIN
 
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
 
INITIAL     27/1500Z 28.0N  55.7W    90 KTS
12HR VT     28/0000Z 29.0N  57.2W    95 KTS
24HR VT     28/1200Z 31.0N  58.7W    95 KTS
36HR VT     29/0000Z 33.4N  58.8W    95 KTS
48HR VT     29/1200Z 35.5N  57.5W    90 KTS
72HR VT     30/1200Z 39.5N  50.5W    85 KTS
 
 
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