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HURRICANE GERT ADVISORY NUMBER  32
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM AST SUN SEP 19 1999
 
...GERT SLIGHTLY STRONGER AND MOVING NORTHWEST...

INTEREST IN BERMUDA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF GERT.

AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GERT WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE  58.9 WEST OR ABOUT 665 MILES...
1070 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
 
GERT IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR  8 MPH...13 KM/HR...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW NEAR 130 MPH...215 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES...195 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 260 MILES...415 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  948 MB...27.99 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...24.3 N... 58.9 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR  8 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 948 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 AM AST.
 
BEVEN
 
STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE
FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT4 AND WMO HEADER WTNT74 KNHC.
 
 
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