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#60110 (Received by flhurricane at: 3:34 PM 05.Dec.2005) TCPAT4 BULLETIN HURRICANE EPSILON ADVISORY NUMBER 26 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 PM AST MON DEC 05 2005 ...EPSILON SLOWING DOWN...EXPECTED TO TURN SOUTHWARD... AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EPSILON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 34.4 WEST OR ABOUT 510 MILES... 820 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES. EPSILON HAS SLOWED DOWN AND IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 3 MPH ... 6 KM/HR. A GRADUAL TURN OT THE SOUTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. A GRADUAL WEAKENING IS POSSIBLE 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 5 PM AST POSITION...33.7 N... 34.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST NEAR 3 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 80 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 982 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM AST. FORECASTER AVILA |