Hurricane Irene
Public Advisory 47
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WTNT34 KNHC 160837
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
HURRICANE IRENE ADVISORY NUMBER 47
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 AM AST TUE AUG 16 2005
...IRENE WEAKENING SLIGHTLY AS IT MOVES EASTWARD OVER THE NORTH
ATLANTIC...
AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 36.7 NORTH... LONGITUDE 63.5 WEST OR ABOUT 875
MILES...1405 KM... SOUTHWEST OF CAPE RACE NEWFOUNDLAND.
IRENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR. THIS
MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TODAY...WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO THE
EAST-NORTHEAST EXPECTED BY TONIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH...140 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 115 MILES...185 KM.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 983 MB...29.03 INCHES.
REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...36.7 N... 63.5 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...EAST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 85 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 983 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT 11 AM AST.
FORECASTER STEWART
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