Hurricane Helene

Public Advisory 14

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625
WTNT33 KNHC 152040
TCPAT3
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM HELENE ADVISORY NUMBER 14
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082006
500 PM AST FRI SEP 15 2006

...HELENE NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH...POSES NO THREAT TO LAND...

AT 500 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HELENE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 42.8 WEST OR ABOUT 1255
MILES...2020 KM...EAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.

HELENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/HR...
AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH...110
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. HELENE COULD BECOME A HURRICANE TONIGHT
OR SATURDAY.

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

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 992 MB...29.29 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 500 PM AST POSITION...16.7 N...42.8 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...992 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
1100 PM AST.

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FORECASTER AVILA




916
WTNT32 KNHC 152046
TCPAT2
BULLETIN
HURRICANE GORDON ADVISORY NUMBER 20
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072006
500 PM AST FRI SEP 15 2006

...HURRICANE GORDON NEARLY STATIONARY...

AT 500 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GORDON WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 31.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 53.5 WEST OR ABOUT 670 MILES...
1075 KM...EAST OF BERMUDA.

GORDON IS NEARLY STATIONARY AND A VERY SLOW NORTHWARD OR NORTH-
NORTHEASTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 90 MPH...150 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. GORDON IS NOW A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-
SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM...FROM
THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105
MILES...165 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 976 MB...28.82 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 500 PM AST POSITION...31.1 N...53.5 W. MOVEMENT...
STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE...976 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
1100 PM AST.

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FORECASTER MAINELLI/BEVEN