hurricane gordon #16

watching hurricane gordon at 11am on sunday, august 19 2012 LOCATION...35.5N 29.7W ABOUT 280 MI...450 KM WSW OF SAO MIGUEL ISLAND IN THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 75 DEGREES AT 21 MPH PRESSURE...973 MB...28.73 INCHES more updates on

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which caused minor damage in the Azores, consisting of mostly fallen trees and power outages. However, after Gordon became an extratropical low,

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MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 21 MPH...33 KM/H...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS
WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...
THE CENTER OF GORDON WILL PASS NEAR OR OVER THE EASTERN AZORES
ON MONDAY.200 PM AST SUN AUG 19 2012

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Gordon is not a threat to any other land areas, and the extratropical remnants of Gordon will not bring any strong winds or significant rain to Europe. The last time the Azores were affected by a tropical storm was in 2009, when Tropical Storm Grace brought 65 mph winds on October 4. No significant damage was reported. Ironically, the last hurricane to affect the Azores was the 2006 version of Hurricane Gordon,

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SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION august 19 2012
LOCATION...36.1N 27.5W
ABOUT 160 MI...255 KM SW OF SAO MIGUEL ISLAND IN THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 70 DEGREES AT 21 MPH...33 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...978 MB...28.88 INCHES

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GORDON EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE EASTERN AZORES MONDAY AS A HURRICANE 5:00 PM AST Sun Aug 19 2012!!
Location: 36.1°N 27.5°W
Moving: ENE at 21 mph
Min pressure: 978 mb
Max sustained: 85 mph

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HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND update at 5pm on august 19 2012!!!
WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE EASTERN
AZORES WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS
EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND MONDAY.

RAINFALL...GORDON IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3
TO 6 INCHES OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN AZORES.

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Hurricane GORDON GORDON WEAKENS A LITTLE...CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE IN THE EASTERN AZORES SOON...
2:00 PM AST Sun Aug 19
Location: 35.8°N 28.7°W
Moving: ENE at 21 mph
Min pressure: 976 mb
Max sustained: 90 mph

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HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO FIRST REACH THE
EASTERN AZORES LATER TODAY WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND MONDAY RAINFALL GORDON IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3
TO 6 INCHES OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN AZORES.
SURF SWELLS GENERATED BY GORDON WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS SURF AND RIP
CURRENT CONDITIONS IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN AZORES. NEXT ADVISORY NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY 5 PM AST.