NHC - "Hurricane Epsilon Refuses To Weaken - Future Intensity Uncertain"

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WTNT34 KNHC 051434
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HURRICANE EPSILON ADVISORY NUMBER 25
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 AM AST MON DEC 05 2005

...HURRICANE EPSILON REFUSES TO WEAKEN...FUTURE INTENSITY
UNCERTAIN...

AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EPSILON WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 33.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 35.1 WEST OR ABOUT 545
MILES... 880 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES.

EPSILON IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-SOUTHEAST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR. A
GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY AND A
TURN TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST IS LIKELY IN A DAY OR TWO.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. A GRADUAL 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.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 982 MB...29.00 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...33.6 N... 35.1 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...EAST-SOUTHEAST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 80 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 982 MB.

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

FORECASTER AVILA


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Graphics: It's heading south. Great.

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