Hurricane Irene

Public Advisory 31

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WTNT34 KNHC 120835
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM IRENE ADVISORY NUMBER 31
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 AM AST FRI AUG 12 2005

...IRENE STRENGTHENING...CENTER RE-LOCATED A LITTLE TO THE EAST...

DATA FROM SEVERAL MICROWAVE SATELLITES INDICATE THAT THE CENTER OF
IRENE IS SOMEWHAT TO THE EAST OF THE PREVIOUS ADVISORY POSITION.

AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM IRENE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 27.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 65.4 WEST OR ABOUT 325
MILES... 525 KM...SOUTH OF BERMUDA AND ABOUT 795 MILES...1275
KM...SOUTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.

IRENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/HR...AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH... 95
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES
... 95 KM FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...27.6 N... 65.4 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 997 MB.

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

FORECASTER BEVEN


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