Hurricane Gustav

Forecast Advisory 14

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WTNT33 KNHC 112037
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
HURRICANE GUSTAV ADVISORY NUMBER 14
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM EDT WED SEP 11 2002

...AIR FORCE AND NOAA AIRCRAFT INDICATE GUSTAV HAS STRENGTHENED AND
ACCELERATED...

AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 41.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 65.7 WEST OR ABOUT 275
MILES...445 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA.

GUSTAV IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 38 MPH...61 KM/HR...
AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

ON THIS TRACK...GUSTAV WILL MOVE NEAR THE CANADIAN MARITIMES TONIGHT
AS IT TRANSFORMS INTO A HUGE EXTRATROPICAL STORM. THE CANADIAN
GOVERNMENT IS ISSUING A HEAVY RAIN THREAT FOR ALL OF NOVA SCOTIA
AND PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND...NORTHWESTERN NEWFOUNDLAND...AND SOUTHERN
NEW BRUNSWICK...ALONG WITH HIGH WIND WARNINGS FOR MANY OF THESE
AREAS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS
AS GUSTAV LOSES ITS TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM...
TO SOUTH OF THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 260 MILES...415 KM...MAINLY TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE
CENTER.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 964 MB...28.47 INCHES. NOAA BUOY 44011
RECENTLY REPORTED A PRESSURE OF 972.4 MB...28.71 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...41.2 N... 65.7 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 38 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 90 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 964 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM EDT.

FORECASTER BEVEN