| ZCZC MIAWRKAP4 LOC TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE ANDREW ADVISORY NUMBER 25A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 2 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 1992 ...ANDREW NOW A MAJOR HURRICANE PACKING 120 MPH WINDS... THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS EXTENDED THE HURRICANE WARNING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES CAT ISLAND ...GREAT EXUMA...SAN SALVADOR...AND LONG ISLAND. THUS... A HURRICANE WARNING NOW IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST BAHAMAS. A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM TITUSVILLE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS. LASTEST REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT ANDREW NOW IS A MAJOR HURRICANE. AT 2 AM EDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF ANDREW WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 72.6 WEST OR ABOUT 475 MILES ...775 KM...EAST OF MIAMI FLORIDA. ANDREW IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH ...22 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS BRINGS HURRICANE CONDITIONS TO THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS TODAY AND TO FLORIDA ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW AT 120 MPH...195 KM/HR...AND THERE CONTINUES THE POSSIBILITY FOR ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING TODAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES... 45 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 947 MB...27.97 INCHES. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF UP TO 10 TO 14 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS ACCOMPANIED BY DANGEROUS WAVE ACTION IS EXPECTED IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM. REPEATING THE 2 AM EDT POSITION...25.5 N... 72.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD ...WEST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 947 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM EDT. GERRISH ZCZC MIAWRKAP4 LOC TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE ANDREW ADVISORY NUMBER 26 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 1992 ...CORRECTION TO REPEAT SECTION TIME... ...MAJOR HURRICANE ANDREW CONTINUING TOWARD SOUTH FLORIDA... HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST BAHAMAS. A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM TITUSVILLE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS. IN ADDITION... A HURRICANE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF FLORIDA AT 8 AM EDT AND A HURRICANE WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF FLORIDA THIS MORNING. AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF ANDREW WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.4 WEST OR ABOUT 425 MILES ...680 KM...EAST OF MIAMI FLORIDA. ANDREW IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 16 MPH ...26 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS TODAY AND COULD REACH THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF FLORIDA AS EARLY AS THE PREDAWN HOURS ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 120 MPH...195 KM/HR...BUT ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE AS THE HURRICANE PASSES OVER THE WARM GULF STREAM. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES... 45 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM...NORTH AND 55 MILES...89 KM...SOUTH OF THE CENTER. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN REVISED TO 951 MB... 28.08 INCHES. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF UP TO 10 TO 14 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS ACCOMPANIED BY DANGEROUS WAVE ACTION IS EXPECTED IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM. REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...25.5 N... 73.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD ...WEST NEAR 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 951 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY ISSUANCE AT 11 AM EDT. GERRISH NNNN ZCZC MIAWRKAP4 LOC TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE ANDREW SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER 27 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 8 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 1992 ...HURRICANE WARNINGS ISSUED FOR SOUTHEAST FLORIDA... HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST BAHAMAS. AT 8 AM EDT...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA FROM VERO BEACH SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE DRY TORTUGAS INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY... AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT NORTH OF VERO BEACH TO TITUSVILLE FLORIDA. ALSO... A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA FROM SOUTH OF BAYPORT...WHICH INCLUDES THE GREATER TAMPA AREA...TO NORTH OF FLAMINGO. AT 8 AM EDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF ANDREW WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 74.1 WEST OR ABOUT 380 MILES ...610 KM... EAST OF MIAMI FLORIDA. ANDREW IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 16 MPH ...26 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS TODAY AND COULD REACH THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF FLORIDA AS EARLY AS THE PREDAWN HOURS ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 120 MPH...195 KM/HR...BUT ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE AS THE HURRICANE PASSES OVER THE WARM GULF STREAM. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES... 45 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM...NORTH AND 55 MILES...89 KM...SOUTH OF THE CENTER. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN REVISED TO 951 MB... 28.08 INCHES. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF UP TO 10 TO 14 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS ACCOMPANIED BY DANGEROUS WAVE ACTION IS EXPECTED IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM. TIDES NEAR WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL IN SOUTH FLORIDA CAN REACH 8 TO 12 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. REPEATING THE 8 AM EDT POSITION...25.5 N... 74.1 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD ...WEST NEAR 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 951 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM EDT. GERRISH ZCZC MIAWRKAP4 LOC TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE ANDREW SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER 27 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 8 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 1992 ...HURRICANE WARNINGS ISSUED FOR SOUTHEAST FLORIDA... HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST BAHAMAS. AT 8 AM EDT...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA FROM VERO BEACH SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE DRY TORTUGAS INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY... AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT NORTH OF VERO BEACH TO TITUSVILLE FLORIDA. ALSO... A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA FROM SOUTH OF BAYPORT...WHICH INCLUDES THE GREATER TAMPA AREA...TO NORTH OF FLAMINGO. AT 8 AM EDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF ANDREW WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 74.1 WEST OR ABOUT 380 MILES ...610 KM... EAST OF MIAMI FLORIDA. ANDREW IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 16 MPH ...26 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS TODAY AND COULD REACH THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF FLORIDA AS EARLY AS THE PREDAWN HOURS ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 120 MPH...195 KM/HR...BUT ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE AS THE HURRICANE PASSES OVER THE WARM GULF STREAM. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES... 45 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM...NORTH AND 55 MILES...89 KM...SOUTH OF THE CENTER. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN REVISED TO 951 MB... 28.08 INCHES. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF UP TO 10 TO 14 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS ACCOMPANIED BY DANGEROUS WAVE ACTION IS EXPECTED IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS IN THE PATH OF THE STORM. TIDES NEAR WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL IN SOUTH FLORIDA CAN REACH 8 TO 12 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. REPEATING THE 8 AM EDT POSITION...25.5 N... 74.1 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD ...WEST NEAR 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 951 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM EDT. GERRISH ZCZC MIAWRKAP4 LOC TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE ANDREW ADVISORY NUMBER 28 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 AM EDT SUN AUG 23 1992 ...DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE HEADING FOR SOUTH FLORIDA... HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST BAHAMAS. A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA FROM VERO BEACH SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE DRY TORTUGAS... AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT NORTH OF VERO BEACH TO TITUSVILLE FLORIDA. ALSO... A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA FROM SOUTH OF BAYPORT... WHICH INCLUDES THE GREATER TAMPA AREA...TO NORTH OF FLAMINGO. ALL PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...INCLUDING EVACUATIONS ORDERED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF ANDREW WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.0 WEST OR ABOUT 330 MILES ...530 KM...EAST OF MIAMI FLORIDA. ANDREW IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD OVER THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS TODAY ...AND ON THE PRESENT COURSE SHOULD REACH THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF FLORIDA IN THE PREDAWN HOURS ON MONDAY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 135 MPH...215 KM/HR. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY BEFORE LANDFALL. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES... 45 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS 930 MB...27.46 INCHES. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 10 TO 14 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME LOCATIONS IN THE NW BAHAMAS...WITH UP TO 18 FEET POSSIBLE FOR THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF ELEUTHERA ISLAND. STORM SURGES OF 7 TO 10 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE FLORIDA COAST AND KEYS NEAR TO WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL IN SOUTH FLORIDA...WITH POSSIBLE HEIGHTS OF 9 TO 13 FEET IN BISCAYNE BAY. REPEATING THE 11 AM EDT POSITION...25.4 N... 75.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD ...WEST NEAR 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...135 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 930 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 2 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY ISSUANCE AT 5 PM EDT. MAYFIELD ZCZC MIAWRKAP4 LOC TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE ANDREW SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER 29 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 2 PM EDT SUN AUG 23 1992 ...CORRECTION TO ADD THE STORM SURGE PARAGRAPH... ...HURRICANE WARNINGS RAISED FOR THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA... HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST BAHAMAS...AND THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM VERO BEACH SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE DRY TORTUGAS. A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT AT 2 PM EDT FOR THE FLORIDA WEST COAST SOUTH OF VENICE ...AND ALSO FOR LAKE OKEECHOBEE. A HURRICANE WATCH AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM VERO BEACH NORTHWARD TO TITUSVILLE...AND ON THE FLORIDA WEST COAST NORTH OF VENICE TO BAYPORT. ALL PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...INCLUDING EVACUATIONS ORDERED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. AT 2 PM EDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF ANDREW WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.8 WEST OR ABOUT 280 MILES ...450 KM...EAST OF MIAMI FLORIDA. ANDREW IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD OVER THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS TODAY ...AND ON THE PRESENT COURSE SHOULD REACH THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF FLORIDA IN THE PREDAWN HOURS ON MONDAY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 150 MPH...240 KM/HR. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY BEFORE LANDFALL. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES... 45 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 922 MB...27.23 INCHES. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 10 TO 14 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME LOCATIONS IN THE NW BAHAMAS...WITH UP TO 18 FEET POSSIBLE FOR THE NW SIDE OF ELEUTHERA ISLAND. STORM SURGES OF 7 TO 10 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE FLORIDA EAST COAST AND KEYS NEAR TO WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL IN SOUTH FLORIDA... WITH POSSIBLE HEIGHTS OF 9 TO 13 FEET IN BISCAYNE BAY. STORM SURGES OF 7 TO 11 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ON THE FLORIDA WEST COAST AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE CENTER. REPEATING THE 2 PM EDT POSITION...25.4 N... 75.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD ...WEST NEAR 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...150 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 922 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM EDT. MAYFIELD ZCZC MIAWRKAP4 LOC TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE ANDREW ADVISORY NUMBER 30 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 PM EDT SUN AUG 23 1992 ...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE ANDREW BEARING DOWN ON SOUTHEAST FLORIDA... HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST BAHAMAS...THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM VERO BEACH SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE DRY TORTUGAS...THE FLORIDA WEST COAST SOUTH OF VENICE...AND FOR LAKE OKEECHOBEE. A HURRICANE WATCH AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM VERO BEACH NORTHWARD TO TITUSVILLE...AND ON THE FLORIDA WEST COAST NORTH OF VENICE TO BAYPORT. ALL PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...INCLUDING EVACUATIONS ORDERED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF ANDREW WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.5 WEST OR ABOUT 240 MILES ...385 KM...EAST OF MIAMI FLORIDA. ANDREW IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE SPREADING OVER THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS AT THE PRESENT TIME. HOPE TOWN ON GREAT ABACO ISLAND REPORTED WINDS TO 60 MPH DURING THE PAST HOUR. ON THE PRESENT COURSE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN ON THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN THE PREDAWN HOURS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 150 MPH...240 KM/HR...IN A SMALL AREA NEAR THE CENTER. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY BEFORE LANDFALL. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES... 45 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 923 MB...27.26 INCHES. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 10 TO 14 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME LOCATIONS IN THE NW BAHAMAS...WITH UP TO 18 FEET POSSIBLE FOR THE NW SIDE OF ELEUTHERA ISLAND. STORM SURGES OF 7 TO 10 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE FLORIDA EAST COAST AND KEYS NEAR TO WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA...WITH POSSIBLE HEIGHTS OF 9 TO 13 FEET IN BISCAYNE BAY. STORM SURGES OF 7 TO 11 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ON THE FLORIDA WEST COAST NEAR AND TO THE SOUTH OF THE CENTER AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE HURRICANE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE PATH OF THE HURRICANE. REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...25.4 N... 76.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD ...WEST NEAR 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...150 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 923 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY ISSUANCE AT 11 PM EDT. MAYFIELD ZCZC MIAWRKAP4 LOC TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE ANDREW INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 30A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 8 PM EDT SUN AUG 23 1992 ...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE ANDREW BEARING DOWN ON SOUTHEAST FLORIDA... HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST BAHAMAS...THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM VERO BEACH SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE DRY TORTUGAS...THE FLORIDA WEST COAST SOUTH OF VENICE...AND FOR LAKE OKEECHOBEE. A HURRICANE WATCH AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM VERO BEACH NORTHWARD TO TITUSVILLE...AND ON THE FLORIDA WEST COAST NORTH OF VENICE TO BAYPORT. ALL PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...INCLUDING EVACUATIONS ORDERED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. AT 8 PM EDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF ANDREW WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.3 WEST OR ABOUT 185 MILES ...300 KM...EAST OF MIAMI FLORIDA. ANDREW IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE SPREADING OVER THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS AT THE PRESENT TIME. A WIND GUST TO 120 MPH WAS REPORTED AS THE CENTER PASSED OVER THE NORTHERN END OF ELEUTHERA ISLAND. ON THE PRESENT COURSE...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN ON THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN THE PREDAWN HOURS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 145 MPH...235 KM/HR...IN A SMALL AREA NEAR THE CENTER. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY BEFORE LANDFALL. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES... 45 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 923 MB...27.26 INCHES. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 10 TO 14 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME LOCATIONS IN THE NW BAHAMAS...WITH UP TO 18 FEET POSSIBLE FOR THE NW SIDE OF ELEUTHERA ISLAND. STORM SURGES OF 7 TO 10 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE FLORIDA EAST COAST AND KEYS NEAR TO WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA...WITH POSSIBLE HEIGHTS OF 9 TO 13 FEET IN BISCAYNE BAY. STORM SURGES OF 7 TO 11 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ON THE FLORIDA WEST COAST NEAR AND TO THE SOUTH OF THE CENTER AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE HURRICANE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE PATH OF THE HURRICANE. REPEATING THE 8 PM EDT POSITION...25.4 N... 77.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD ...WEST NEAR 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...145 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 923 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM EDT. MAYFIELD ZCZC MIATCPAT4 TTAA00 KNHC 240249 BULLETIN HURRICANE ANDREW ADVISORY NUMBER 31 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 PM EDT SUN AUG 23 1992 ...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE ANDREW BEARING DOWN ON SOUTHEAST FLORIDA... HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST BAHAMAS...THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM VERO BEACH SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS TO THE DRY TORTUGAS INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY...THE FLORIDA WEST COAST SOUTH OF VENICE...AND FOR LAKE OKEECHOBEE. A HURRICANE WATCH AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM VERO BEACH NORTHWARD TO TITUSVILLE...AND ON THE FLORIDA WEST COAST NORTH OF VENICE TO BAYPORT. AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF ANDREW WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.1 WEST OR ABOUT 135 MILES ...220 KM...EAST OF MIAMI. ANDREW IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR... AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. ON THIS PATH THE CENTER OF ANDREW WILL CROSS THE COAST NEAR MIAMI FLORIDA AROUND DAYBREAK MONDAY MORNING. ALL PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD NOW BE COMPLETED. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 140 MPH...225 KM/HR...AND SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY PRIOR TO LANDFALL. NASSAU...BAHAMAS...REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 85 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 105 MPH NEAR 830 PM EDT...0030Z. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES... 45 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 937 MB...27.67 INCHES. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 10 TO 14 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME LOCATIONS ON THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS...WITH UP TO 18 FEET POSSIBLE FOR THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF ELEUTHERA ISLAND. STORM SURGES OF 7 TO 10 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDES ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE FLORIDA EAST COAST AND KEYS NEAR TO WHERE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL IN SOUTHEAST FLORIDA...WITH POSSIBLE HEIGHTS OF 9 TO 13 FEET IN BISCAYNE BAY. STORM SURGES OF 7 TO 11 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ON THE FLORIDA WEST COAST NEAR AND TO THE SOUTH OF THE CENTER AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE HURRICANE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE PATH OF THE HURRICANE. A FEW ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN SOUTH AND CENTRAL FLORIDA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...25.4 N... 78.1 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD ...WEST NEAR 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 937 MB. INTERMEDIATE ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1 AM EDT AND 3 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY ISSUANCE AT 5 AM EDT...MONDAY. RAPPAPORT/GERRISH/PASCH |