BULLETIN<br>
HURRICANE EPSILON ADVISORY NUMBER  33<br>
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL<br>
11 AM AST WED DEC 07 2005<br>
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...PERSISTENT EPSILON REMAINS A HURRICANE BUT EXPECTED TO WEAKEN BY<br>
TOMORROW...<br>
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AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE EPSILON WAS LOCATED<br>
NEAR LATITUDE 29.1 NORTH... LONGITUDE 37.9 WEST OR ABOUT 875<br>
MILES...1410 KM... SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES.<br>
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EPSILON IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH... 24 KM/HR.  A<br>
CONTINUED SOUTHWESTWARD MOTION AT A GRADUALLY DECREASING FORWARD<br>
SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.<br>
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MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER<br>
GUSTS.  SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS... AND<br>
EPSILON IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM BY THURSDAY.<br>
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HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  30 MILES... 45 KM...<br>
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP<br>
TO 150 MILES...240 KM.<br>
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ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  987 MB...29.15 INCHES.<br>
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REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...29.1 N... 37.9 W.  MOVEMENT<br>
TOWARD...SOUTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED<br>
WINDS... 75 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 987 MB.<br>
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT<br>
5 PM AST.<br>
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FORECASTER KNABB<br>
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