Hurricane HELENE

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HURRICANE HELENE ADVISORY NUMBER  38
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL082006
500 PM AST THU SEP 21 2006

...HELENE MOVING NORTHWARD OVER THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC....

AT 500 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE HELENE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 30.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 56.8 WEST OR ABOUT 485 MILES...
780 KM...EAST OF BERMUDA.
 
HELENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR...AND A
TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST OR NORTHEAST...WITH AN INCREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED...IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH 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 230
MILES...370 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 972 MB...28.70 INCHES.

ALTHOUGH HELENE WILL BE PASSING SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES TO THE
EAST OF BERMUDA TONIGHT...LARGE OCEAN SWELLS PRODUCING HAZARDOUS
SURF CONDITIONS COULD AFFECT THE AREA DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.
 
REPEATING THE 500 PM AST POSITION...30.7 N...56.8 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 14 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...972 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
1100 PM AST.
 
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FORECASTER BROWN/AVILA
 
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