Hurricane Epsilon

Public Advisory 20

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WTNT34 KNHC 040832
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM EPSILON ADVISORY NUMBER 20
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 AM AST SUN DEC 04 2005

...EPSILON WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM...

AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EPSILON WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.3 NORTH... LONGITUDE 40.4 WEST OR ABOUT
790 MILES...1270 KM... WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES.

EPSILON IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/HR... AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES
...185 KM FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 990 MB...29.23 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...34.3 N... 40.4 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...EAST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 990 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST.

FORECASTER FRANKLIN


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