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#59593 (Received by flhurricane at: 3:40 PM 02.Dec.2005) TCPAT4 BULLETIN HURRICANE EPSILON ADVISORY NUMBER 14 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 PM AST FRI DEC 02 2005 ...EPSILON MAINTAINS HURRICANE STATUS OVER THE COOL WATERS OF THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC... AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EPSILON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.2 NORTH... LONGITUDE 47.4 WEST OR ABOUT 1165 MILES...1875 KM... WEST OF THE AZORES. EPSILON IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 12 MPH ...19 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED TONIGHT... BUT GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST TO BEGIN ON SATURDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 15 MILES... 30 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...34.2 N... 47.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 987 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM AST. FORECASTER STEWART |