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HURRICANE CINDY DISCUSSION NUMBER  37
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT FRI AUG 27 1999
 
SATELLITE INTENSITY ESTIMATES FROM BOTH MIAMI AND SAB ARE
6.0...WHICH MOVES CINDY INTO THE MAJOR HURRICANE CATEGORY.  INITIAL
INTENSITY IS SET AT 100 KNOTS.  SINCE WE ARE STILL ABOUT 24 HOURS TO
RECURVATURE THERE IS STILL THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME ADDITIONAL
STRENGTHENING.  SHIPS ALSO SUGGESTS THIS AS A POSSIBILITY AND
ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST BEFORE CINDY REACHES COOLER
WATERS.
 
TRACK GUIDANCE REMAINS TIGHTLY CLUSTERED WITH A RECURVATURE
INDICATED BETWEEN 58 AND 60 DEGREES LONGITUDE IN ABOUT 24 HOURS. 
THIS KEEPS CINDY WELL TO THE EAST OF BERMUDA.
 
JARVINEN
 
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
 
INITIAL     28/0300Z 29.1N  57.2W   100 KTS
12HR VT     28/1200Z 30.0N  58.2W   110 KTS
24HR VT     29/0000Z 31.5N  58.9W   110 KTS
36HR VT     29/1200Z 33.6N  58.4W   105 KTS
48HR VT     30/0000Z 35.4N  56.3W   100 KTS
72HR VT     31/0000Z 40.0N  48.0W    85 KTS
 
 
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