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#59993 (Received by flhurricane at: 3:34 AM 05.Dec.2005) TCPAT4 BULLETIN HURRICANE EPSILON ADVISORY NUMBER 24 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 AM AST MON DEC 05 2005 ...EPSILON MAINTAINING STRENGTH OVER THE COOL WATERS OF THE EASTERN ATLANTIC... AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EPSILON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.8 NORTH... LONGITUDE 36.2 WEST OR ABOUT 590 MILES... 950 KM... WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES. EPSILON IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-SOUTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH ...17 KM/HR. A TURN TO THE SOUTHEAST WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. A WEAKENING TREND IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN 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 986 MB...29.12 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...33.8 N... 36.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST-SOUTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 986 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST. FORECASTER FRANKLIN |