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#60287 (Received by flhurricane at: 3:46 PM 06.Dec.2005) TCPAT4 BULLETIN HURRICANE EPSILON ADVISORY NUMBER 30 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 PM AST TUE DEC 06 2005 ...EPSILON HANGS ON AS A HURRICANE WHILE MOVING SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARD... AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EPSILON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.1 NORTH... LONGITUDE 34.5 WEST OR ABOUT 640 MILES...1030 KM... SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES. EPSILON IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH... 17 KM/HR. A MOTION TOWARD THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OR SOUTHWEST WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME GRADUAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES... 45 KM... FROM THE CENTER... AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES... 240 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...31.1 N... 34.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST NEAR 10 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 KNABB |