Hurricane Danielle

Forecast Advisory 17

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WTNT34 KNHC 171437
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
HURRICANE DANIELLE ADVISORY NUMBER 17
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 AM AST TUE AUG 17 2004

...DANIELLE REFUSES TO WEAKEN...MAINTAINS 105 MPH WINDS...

AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE EYE OF HURRICANE DANIELLE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 24.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 40.2 WEST OR ABOUT 1240
MILES...1995 KM...SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES.

DANIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH...26
KM/HR. A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTH AND THEN TO THE NORTHEAST IS
ANTICIPATED.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES... 35 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 105 MILES...165 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 970 MB...28.64 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...24.0 N... 40.2 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 970 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 PM AST.

FORECASTER AVILA

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