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#60318 (Received by flhurricane at: 9:40 PM 06.Dec.2005) TCPAT4 BULLETIN HURRICANE EPSILON ADVISORY NUMBER 31 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 PM AST TUE DEC 06 2005 ...EPSILON MAINTAINING STRENGTH AS IT CONTINUES SOUTHWESTWARD... AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EPSILON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.3 NORTH... LONGITUDE 35.3 WEST OR ABOUT 710 MILES...1145 KM... SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES. EPSILON IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH ...19 KM/HR...AND A SOUTHWEST OR SOUTH-SOUTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLIGHT WEAKENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS OR SO...BUT A RAPID WEAKENING TREND IS LIKELY TO COMMENCE BY THIS TIME TOMORROW. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 40 MILES... 65 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 11 PM AST POSITION...30.3 N... 35.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...SOUTHWEST 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 5 AM AST. FORECASTER FRANKLIN |