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HURRICANE GERT ADVISORY NUMBER  43
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM AST TUE SEP 21 1999
 
AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GERT WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 35.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE  60.8 WEST OR ABOUT 290 MILES...465
KM...NORTHEAST OF BERMUDA.
 
GERT IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 18 MPH...30 KM/HR...
AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED ON WEDNESDAY.  THE FORECAST TRACK BRINGS GERT TO THE COASTAL
WATERS OF NEWFOUNDLAND IN 24 TO 36 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR  90 MPH...150 KM/HR
...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 260 MILES...415 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  970 MB...28.64 INCHES.
  
REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...35.2 N... 60.8 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 18 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 90
MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 970 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 AM AST...WEDNESDAY.
 
LAWRENCE
 
STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE
FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT4 AND WMO HEADER WTNT74 KNHC.
 
 
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