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HURRICANE IVAN ADVISORY NUMBER  24
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM AST SAT SEP 26 1998

...IVAN RACING EAST...THREATENS THE AZORES...
 
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD OVER PORTIONS OF THE
AZORES ISLANDS TODAY.  RESIDENTS ON THE ISLANDS SHOULD HURRY TO
COMPLETE PROTECTIVE ACTIONS FOR LIFE AND PROPERTY.
 
AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IVAN
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 39.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE  34.7 WEST
OR ABOUT 410 MILES...660 KM...WEST OF LAJES IN THE AZORES ISLANDS.
  
IVAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 28 MPH ...44 KM/HR...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.  A SLIGHT INCREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED IS POSSIBLE.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  90 MPH...150 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS LIKELY TODAY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  35 MILES... 55 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 115 MILES...185 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  975 MB...28.79 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...39.2 N... 34.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...EAST NEAR 28 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 90 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 975 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST.
 
JARVINEN
 
STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE
FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT4 AND WMO HEADER WTNT74 KNHC.
 
 
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