Danielle may cause problems in Bermuda

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US NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTRE

****************************** DANIELLE GETTING A LITTLE BETTER ORGANIZED, TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR BERMUDA.

AT 500 PM AST, 2100 UTC, THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DANIELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.3 NORTH, LONGITUDE 60.3 WEST.

DANIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH, 15 KM/HR.

A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH ON SATURDAY.

ON THE FORECAST TRACK, THE CENTER OF DANIELLE IS EXPECTED TO PASS WELL TO THE EAST OF BERMUDA SATURDAY NIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 135 MPH, 215 KM/HR, WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

DANIELLE IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE WIND SCALE.

SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES, 95 KM, FROM THE CENTER, AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES, 335 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE BASED ON RECENT AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT REPORTS IS 942 MB, 27.82 INCHES.

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND: SURF, LARGE WAVES AND DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT BERMUDA OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

SWELLS FROM DANIELLE WILL BEGIN TO ARRIVE ON THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES ON SATURDAY.

THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

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