Hurricane Helene

645 WTNT33 KNHC 191449TCPAT3BULLETINHURRICANE HELENE ADVISORY NUMBER 29NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082006ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD1100 AM AST TUE SEP 19 2006...HELENE STILL A LARGE CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE...AT 1100 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE HELENE WAS LOCATEDNEAR LATITUDE 24.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 52.9 WEST OR ABOUT 895 MILES...1445 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA.HELENE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/HR...WITH HIGHERGUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM...FROMTHE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230MILES...370 KM.ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 960 MB...28.35 INCHES.REPEATING THE 1100 AM AST POSITION...24.6 N...52.9 W. MOVEMENTTOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...960 MB.THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT500 PM AST.$$FORECASTER MUSHER