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HURRICANE BRET ADVISORY NUMBER  11
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
7 AM CDT SAT AUG 21 1999

...BRET CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY...
 
A HURRICANE WATCH IS NOW IN AFFECT FROM TUXPAN MEXICO NORTHWARD TO
BAFFIN BAY TEXAS.  

ALL INTERESTS ALONG THE TEXAS COAST SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF HURRICANE BRET DURING THE WEEKEND.
 
AT 7 AM CDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BRET
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE  94.9 WEST
OR ABOUT 260 MILES...415 KM...SOUTHEAST OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS
 
BRET IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH...11 KM/HR...
AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  90 MPH...150 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  35 MILES... 55 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 115 MILES...185 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  980 MB...28.94 INCHES.
 
OUTER RAIN BANDS MAY SPREAD ONTO THE COAST IN THE WATCH AREA DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THESE BANDS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS OF
5 TO 8 INCHES...ESPECIALLY IN MOUTAINOUS AREAS.
 
REPEATING THE 7 AM CDT POSITION...23.0 N... 94.9 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 90 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 980 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER 10 AM CDT.
 
JARVINEN
 
 
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