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U.S. Weather Bureau. Hurricane Edith, September 23-28, 1963, preliminary report with advisories and bulletins issued. II S DEPAHTMENT OF COMMERCE e,,$,WEATHBH IlUHEAU National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather Bureau Hurricane Series

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HOV Services Imaging Contractor 12200 Kiln Court Beltsville, MD 20704-1 387 November 6,2007 Hurrlcene "Edlth" Lormcd In tho eouthwcstcrn North AtlonLlc on Scptcmbcr 24, 1963, movud wont northwcstwerd through the Leiser Antlllce, the nortlicostcrn Carlbbcon Sea, and cnstern Iloltl, nnd degcncratcd lnta n wcnkanlng troplcel dcpresslon north of Hlspanlole Sopternbe- 28.

Exlstcnce of n dlsturbnncc cnnt of Morbndos woa Flrat euspcctcd when tlio Dutcli tonkcr Acteon rcportcd e south wlnd of 28 mph nnd eurfocc prossure of 1010.1 mllllbars 11s 1t movcd nouthwnrd ncrose tho Intortroplcnl Ccnvcrrncncc Zono ot IUOOZ Scptember 22. Photcgraphu tnkcn by TIHW VI1 at 1156 CCC Soplcmbcr 23 showcd n vortcx wltli n clrculntlon ccvcrlng an cxtenslvc neea located at 11N 52W. Ucccnnnlseoncc olrcroft rcnclrcd LIIC oren by Into nElernoon and found wlnda of 29 mph and niirfncc prossure IO05 mlllfbnri, but no deflnlto rndnr pntlcrn.

A bullctln wan leeuod by the Snn Juiin Wootltcr Buronu nt 9 PN AST Septombcr 23 lndlcctlng that a lroplcnl doproselon hen formed about 400 nil 10s onst of Bnrbndos ond thnt lurthcr LntenelClcaLlcn was expccted.

An oerly morning roconnolasnnco fllglit on tho 24th found wlnda of 70 mpli end surface pressure 1004 mllllbnrs. The flrot ndvinory on "EdlLIi" won lssuod by tlio Snn Junn Wcnillcr Burcou nt I2 ncon AST on the 24th lndlcntlng thnt the dcprcsslon had reached troplcel 8torm lntenelty end wnn locotcd ncor 13.ON 57.3W. Lotor lnforinntlon from the rcconnolasnncc elrcraft showed that eurfaco wlnde had lncrenacd to LID mph wlth surtace prossure 1000 mllllbors.

On tho boats of thla rcport, tlic Snn Junn Weotlicr Buranu lsnucd a epoclal odvlncry at 2 PM AST on tho 24th stntlng that "Edlth" had rcnclicd Iiurrlcnno lntcnslty niid won locntod nbout 120 mllen enat of movlng townrd tho went nortliwcst at 18 mph. Due to tlip hurrlcnno'u prcxlmlty to tho Wlndwnrd and Lcownrd Islandn, liurrlcenc wnrnlngs Wore lssucd ln the specie1 advisory tor tho nron Crom Gundcloiipo to St, Vlnccnt end Barbodon end golo warnings were laeued northward from Cuodcloupe to St. Haarten and southward from St. Vlnccnt to Cronndn. At 12 mldnlglit AST Scptcmber 25 o hurrlconc wntch wns mndc effcctlve for Puerto Rlco and the Vlrgln Islnnds. llurrlcnnc "EdlLIi" conllnued movlng wont nortliwcnt. Tho contcr ponecd ncroes the lalnnd of St. bcln nt 4 AM AST loptember 25. Aftor cnkrlng tlic Cnrlhbcnn, "Edltli" Intcnslflcd sllglitly wlth Iilghcst wlnds 100 mpli, but ehowcd little change for the next 24 hours. As "Edltli" odvnnccd ncrotls L~Censtorn Cnrlbbcnn tho hurrlcnno wntch was cxtcndcd to lncludc Ilaltl end the Domlnlcan Rcpubllc: wlrnlc golc wnrnlnge wcro lesucd tor tlio soutli connt of I~lapnnlolnwont of Sontc Domlngo and gelc wnrnlngs wcrc lnsucd for Pucrto Rlcc, tho Vlrgln Islonds nnd lhc Domintcan Rcpubllc cost of Santc Domlngo.

The ccntcr of "Edith" passed about 175 mlloe noutli of St. Crolx, Vlrgln Islnnda at 4 AM AST on thc 26th and et 12 Noon tho nema dny hurrlcnnc wnrnlngn wcro lsnuod for soutlicrn Ilnltl nnd southwentorn Domlnlcnn Ropubllc.

A dnmpcning hlpli-lcvcl clrculotlon movcd cver llurrlcanc "Edlth" on the 26th. Rcconnnlssnncc elrcraft durlng tho afternoon had dlfElculty In locotlng tlic cyo. During tho cvcnlny the hurrlcenc bccnmc more dlnorgnnlzcd, elcwcd down ond turnod toward the north northwest. Ilurrlconc wornlnys wcrc rnlacd for cnetcrn Domlnlcnn Rcpubllc and cxLrcmc wcnlcrn Purrto Rlco end dlncontlnuad for wostcrii Illnponlola ln n spcclnl odvlnory lssucd by the Son Junn Wcnthcr Burcou at 10 M AST.

Uy mldnlghl It was nppnrcnt Lhot "EdItli" hod wcnkcncd nnd would mcvo acrose tho cnstcrn portlcn of Lhc Domlnlcan Ropubllc and hurrlcnno wornlnge wcrc clianhcd Lo gnlo warnings fcr wustcrn Pucrto Rlco. The ccntcr of "Edlth" entcrcd tho Domlnlcan Republic Just west of Lhe clty of La Romano nt 4 AM AST Scptemhcr 21 and movcd off tho north conel of tho Domlnicnn Rcpubllc eaat of Pucrto PIntn shortly bcforc noon. lll~licstwlnde rcportcd os "Edlth" moved cver lnnd wne 63 mpli from the soullrcnst of La Roman..

No dcetlis wcro roporlcd on St. Lucln; Iiowcvor, thcrc wore 10 deaths and SO acrloualy injured on Martlnlque. Flnel fetnllty rcporta linvc not bocn rccclvcd from otlior lslonds cffcctad by "Edlth'e" pneeogo through the Ceribbonn. In Mnrtlnique 6000 dwclling8 wcrc dcotroycd ond 13,000 otlicrs badly dnmngcd. The bnnnnn crop wne ruincd nnd the sugnr crop nnd othcr food crops hcavlly domogcd. Propcrty losece In othor Cnrlbbcnn orcns offectcd nppccr to hnvc bcen only modcrntc.

1 SAN JUAN WEATHEK DUREAU FOK I’RESS IUD10 AND TV 9 IN AST SElTEMllliK 23 1963.

REPORTS FRU4 NAVY RECONNAISSANCE AIKCIUFT EARLY THIS EVIlNING SllW TllAT A TKOI’ICAL I)CL’W!iStON llAS FORMED IN THE ATLANTIC EAST OF TllE .

AT 9 I’M AST...OlOOZ...THE CENTEK OP ‘TllE TKOPICAL DI?PRRSSION WAS ESTIMATED NEAR UTITUDE 12.5 NORTH LONCITUDE 54.0 WEST OR ABOUT 400 STATUTE MIWS EAST OF IIAKUAUOS . I’OSITION IS FAIR DUE TO POOR OKCANIZATION OF lllE DEPRESSION. THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION AI’PEARS TO UE MOVING WGST NOKTUWEST AT AUOUT 15 MRI AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON TllIS COURSE AND AT TIIE SAne SPEED FOR TIID NEXT 12 HOU11s.

HICHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO UE AIIWT 30 MPll IN SQUALLS IN TIlE NORTll AND PAST QUADRANTS. AT PRESENT WE TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS JUST A JARGI! AlU OF SQUALLY WEALllEK WI’llIOUT OKCANIZATION UUT CDNDI’C1ONS APPEAR FAVOIURLE FOK SLW INTENSIFICATIDN.

PEOPLE IN TIIE WINDWARD AND UXWARD ISIANDS FROM GRENADA AND IIARDADOS NORTIIWARU SllOUlD KEEP IN TOUCH WITH LATEST INFOWTION AND BE READY TO TAKE QUICK PRECAUTIONS SIIOUUJ INTENSIFICATION OCCUR DURING TllE NICIIT. RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WILL INVESTIGATE THE AR@A OF THE DEPRESSION UEFORR DAYBREAK TUESIIAY AND MORE DETAILED INFORMATION WILL BE AVAIIAULE AT THAT TIME,

SHALL CRAPT IN ME WINDWAKD AND LEEWARD ISIANDS SIIOUW NOT VEWCUHP, FAR FROH PORT.

BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE SAN JUAN WEATHER RUREAU AS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS RECEIVED.

HDOSE

SAN JUAN WEAnlER UUREAU TROPICAL STOW ADVISORY NUMBER 1 EDIW 12 NCON AST SEWEMBER 24 1963.

IIURRICANE WARNINGS Am. IN KFFECT IMMI?DIATCLY IN TllE LEI!WARD AND WINDWARD ISIANDS FKON CUADELOVPE TO ST VINCENT AND UAKBADOS. GALE WARNINGS ARE IN IIBPECP PKaf CUADEIDUI’E NOIITIIWARD TO ST HMRTENS,

NAVY RECONNAISSANCE AIKCIUFT AND VESSEL W.I’OKTS SHW TlUT TIIE TROPICAL DEPRESSION IN TIIE ATLANTIC UAST OF IIARIIADOS HA9 INTENSIFIED AND IS NOW A TKOPICAL STOIW. *iiiE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT LOCATED nie EYE AND AT 12 NOON AST...MOOZ...IT WAS CENTERED NEAR UTITUDE 1J.ONOKTll UMGITUDR 57.3 WEST OR AUOUT 180 STATUTE MILES EAST OF BARBADOS LESSER ANTILLES. TROPICAL STORM EDITH APPEARE 10 UE MOVING UElWEEN WEST AND WEST NOKTllWliS‘T AT 15 MPll. TllE TROPICAL STORM IS STILL POORLY ORCANIZED AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE FUTURE DIRECTION UUT A DIWXTION IlETWEEN WEST AND WEST NORTIIWEST AT AUWT lllE SAME SPEED CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 12 IIOURS.

TROPICAL STOIW EDITII IS FOIUXAST TO INCRPXSE IN SIZE AND RMCH IIURRICANE INTENSITY IATEK TODAY AND PASS UETWEEN MARTINIQLIE AND ST WCIA IN WEDNESDAY NOON. IlICllliST WINDS hW3 I:STIMATED TO UE 70 MPll OVER A SMALL AREA NEAR lllE CENTER AND GALE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FKOM TUE CENTER 150 MILJIS IN ‘llll< KOlUll AND CAST QUADRANTS AND 50 MILES IN OnlER QUADRANTS.

PEOPLE IN TllE AllIIA OF TIIN IIUIU~lCANI! WARNIEGS SllOULD TAU IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST POSSIDLE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS HICH TIDES AND SUR? AND IIEAVY RAINS. TIDES ALONG 1111 IU?I:FS IN TllE IIURRICANE WARNING AREA WILL DE 4 TO G FEET AUOVE NORMAL. lllE UARDADDS ST WCIA MARTINIQUE DDMINICA ARM SllOULD RUSll I’IU!PARATIONS AGAINST TROPICAL STORM EDITH AND KEW IN TOUCH WITH IATEST INFORMI\TION.

SHII’I’IIIC IN 111E PA’llI OF TIE STORM SlloULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND SMALL CHI\Fp IN THE LESSER ANTILLES SIICULD DEW SAPE IVLKROR. TllE NEXT REGULAR ADVISORY ON PROI’ICAL STOW EDI’III WILL UE 1SSUI;D AT 6 PM AST 22002 AND UUI.LETINS WILL UP: ISSUED AT FREQUEW INTERVAIS.

IlICGS

SAN JUAN SPECIAL WEATHER llUREAU IIVRRICANE ADVISOKY NUMnEK 2 EDITH 2 I’M AST SEPTEMBER 24 1963.

IIURRICANE WARNINGS ARE IN l

IATEST RECONNAISSANCE REPORTS INDICATE TIlAT EDITH IUS REACllED HURRICANE INTENSITY AND IT3 FORWARD SPEED IUS INCREASED. AT 2 PM AST.. .18WZ...IIURRICANE EUlTll WAS CI!NTERI3D NEAR LATITUDE 13.1 NORTll LONCITUDE 57.8 WKST OR AIIOUT 120 STACUTE MILES EAST OF BhKl%ADOS W.SSER ANTILLES. IT IS MOVING URTWEEN WEST AND WEST NORTIIWEST AT ABOUT 18 MPH AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN AUCUT THE SAME DIRECTION AND AT THE SAMI? SPEED FOR TlU NEXT 12 IlOURS.

HURRICANE RDITII IS EXPECTED TO REACll THE VICINITY OF DARDAD(XI AUCWT 8 PN AST TONICllT AND UE IN lllE ST WCIA I4ARTINIQUB AREA BY 3 AM AST WEDNDSDAY. ALL I’WCAUTIONS AGA1t:ST IIURRICANE FORCE WINDS. HIGII TIDES AND SURF AND TORRENTIAL RAINS IN THE AREA FROM CUADELOUPE SOUTHWARD TO ST VINCENT AND UAKUADOS SllOULD UE RUSHED TO CWLETION BY SUNSET TODAY. WINDS WILL UEGIN TO INCREASE IN THE AREA OF DISPIAY TllIS AQTERNOON AND REACH IIUIlRICANE FORCE IN THE UARDADOS AREA UY NICIITFALL. WINDS Sll0UU.I INCREASE TO HURRICANE FORCE IN TIIE AREA FKOM GUADELOUI’I TO ST VINCENT BY MIDNIGllT TONIGIIT. TIDES ALONC nIE REEFS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA WILL UE RISING TllIS AFTERNOON AND BE 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL BY TONIGIIT. ALL INTERESTS IN TllE WINDWARD AND LEEWARD ISLANDS SIIOULD KEEP IN TOUCH WIT11 IATEST ADVISORIRS AND BULLETINS.

HICHEST WINDS IN IIURRICANE EDITll AW! ESTIWTED TO DE AUOUT DO MPll IN A SHALL AREA NEAR TIIE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD 175 MIIXS IN nIE NORTll AND EAST QUADRANTS AND ABOUT GO MILES IN nlE SOUTH AND WEST. SWFURTHER INCREASE IN SIZE AND INTENSITY IS EXPECTED DUKING TIE NEXT 12 IIOUKS.

SIIIPPING IN TIlE PATlI OF TllE STOW SllOULD EXERCISE EXTRME CAUTION AND SMALL CRAFT IN THE LESSER ANTILLES SIIOUILD REMAIN IN PORT.

TIlE NEXT REGUUR ADVISORY ON IIURRICANE EDIlll WILL UE ISSUED BY TllE SAN JUAN WEATHER BUREAU AT 6 PM AST 22002 AND UULLETINS WILL AB ISSUED AT FREQUENT INTERVAIS.

IlOOSE

2 BAN JUAN WEAl'llYK IIUI1I~AU IIUI,I,IX'I,N 1W 1'111~SS KADIO ANI) 'PV 4 I'M A!;T SIII~PEMIIIIK 24 I'lfr I.

IIUHIIICANIC WAKNINCS AW. LN IWK 'PllI! AKIIA FII(IM UJAI>KI.~IKII'I< 'L'O S'P VINCIIN'P AND GAIB WAWlNCS AKB IN EFPECC NORnl OF CUADELOUPB TO fiT MMH'PI!NS ANI) snu'rii o

IIUHKICANII I'KI!CAUTIONS S110111.1) MI IKIISIII!U TO C(Ml'lJ~l'1ON IlllS Al*WKNOC# IN 'TIlE IIUI~H1I.ANEWAKNINC AKllA. WINDS AW ALREADY INCWASING IN 'IIIE W1NI)WAIII) 1SIANI)S. IWIILY 'TIIIS APTIIKNWN IIARIIAW~lU~l'OKTWU WlNI) GUS'PS 'PO 50 MI'II WlTII IllGll SPAS UKIIAKINC ON TllE REEPS AND 8'C WCIA IUD S'Pl~3l)Y WINI)S OI? .I2 MI'II.

AT 4 I'M AH". .2000%. . .IIUILIIICANK EI)L'TII ON 'TI1 OY SlllP ANI) HBCONNAISSA KI'OKPS WAS WSTIMATEU TO IlE I.(ICA'CED NEAH LATITUDE 13, 3 NOIVTII I.0NCITUI)G 58. J WIaM'P OII AIIOWP 90 MILliS MAST OF IIAIUIAI)OS H ANI'ILI4LS MOVING IIE'LWEEN WEST AND WEST NORI'IWEST I\'C AIIOII'P I8 MI'II. 'IIIIC lllli4KlCANlI IS EXl'IiCTEI) 'TO CON'I'INUK MOVING 1N 'Illli SAME c'riw AND AT AIIWL' 'PIIE SAME SIWD WH *rile NEXT I2 II(xIIL5.

K ANI) CAIB WINDS EXI'BNI) 17 IJIS 'TO 'PIIK NOKI'II AND PAST AND AII(W'C 60 MILGS TO TllE SWm IN SIZII ANU INTIINSI'PY IS EXI' D DUKINC 'TIIE NKXT 12 IIOUKS.

SIIIPS IN '11111 I'ATII 01' TIII! WOIM 811OUW IIXIIHCISII CAUPIM AND SMALL CRAFC IN TllE LESSEH ANTILLES SIIOIIID WININ SAFE SHELTER.

TllE NIIXP IUICUlhK AUVISOHY ON IIUHKICANE IDI'PII W11.1. IIE ISSUED UY TIIE SAN JUAN WWPIIEK IIUKEAU AT 6 I'M AST 2200%.

IlOOSE

SAN JUAN WliATlll

I' FOK 'Pllli IXIWAKD AND WINI)WAKI) ISIANDS IWM CUADBI.O(ll'E TO S'P VINCENL' AND UAWADOG. GALE WARNINGS OKIIIWAIW TO S'P MAAIWIN AND IW(M s'r VINCICN'P SWTIIWAIID TO I;IIENAI)A.

ALL I'IIKCAIN'IONS AGAINS'P IIUIIHICANI! I'OllClI WININ 111(~11 'TIDES IlltAVY SUN.' AND 'POKKEN'PIAI. RAINS SIIWLD IIE KUSIIINI TO COMPLETION AT MAKTIN1i)VII ST IAlClA IlhK1lAI)OS CUAl)lIl.OUI'II I)(IMLNICA AND S'C VtNCIINI'S. IIAKIIADOS IlAS ALHltADY KEI'ORPEU WINDS IN GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND NIGH

PKOM VlISSlCI, ANI) AI KCKAVT 1KI;1'011 Ills ABTIIIIN1X)N IIUIIHICANII IIDI'PII WAS ICSTIWPED TO IIE CENTEKED AT 6 I'M AST., .22001!. ..NEAK WITINDk 13. 5 NOK'PII ANI1 L0NCI'PUI)II 5'J.O WLST 011 AIIWP 60 S'PATUPII MllJIS EAST NOH'IIILAST OF IIAKIIADOS AND 600 STATUTE MIISS SWTllEAST Or SAN JUAN l'Ul

ON ITS I'KIISIINP COUIISI; ANI) Sl'tMl 'PIIII CENL'IIII OY IIUHKICANII BIl1TII WILL PASS AllOUT 35 MIWS TO 'CUE NOK'llI OF DAKIIAUDS AllWT 8 OCLOCK TONKIIT ANI) 1114 IN 'IIIIC VICINIW 01' ST IWIA AIIWP3 OCLXK As'r WEDNESDAY MORNING.

SllIl'l'lN~; IN 'lllli I'APII DP TllIS IIUKKICANB SIIOMJU) EXlCKClSE CAUPION AND SMALL CMBT IN 11113 LDSSEK ANTILLES SllWLD KRMAIN IN PORT.

21111. NEXT lUI(;Ul,Al~ AI)VISOKY WILL 1111 ISSUBD IIY TllR SAN JUAN WEATIIIlR IIUKEAU AT 12 MIDNlGllT AST 0400% AND A UULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED AT 9 I'M AST.

IIICCS

SAN JUAN wiir\'iiiix IIUKIIAU IIUI.I.IITIN POK PIIESS Mum AND TV 9 I'M AST SEITEMIIEK 24 1963.

IIUKKICANI~ WAIUJINCS AIUI IN mwr FOR 'IIIR I.E~~w~+Iu)AND WINDWAKD ISIANDS FROM CUADIILOUPE TO ST VINCRNC AND HAHIIADOS. GALE WARNINGS HRMAIN IN l!YFlCCT NOlNll OF CUAl~lil~OUl'lCTO ST MAAIITEN ANI) SWUPII Olr ST VINCENT TO GKII'NADA.

IIAVIC AI.IKIIAI)Y IIlIKN lU!l'l~KTl~l~AT IlAlIllADOS AND ST INCIA AND WINDS IN GUSTS UP TO 50 MPll IIAVE OCCURBED AT IIARIIADOS. S SIl(11I3) Ill; IIUSIII

IIUHKICANP. EDITll OIWKS NO DANCICII TONICllT TO I'UERPO KICO VIKGIN ISIANDS AREA. ITS PWSENT DIKICI'ION AND SPEED IIQJEVER WOULD TAKE IT Soo'lll OF I'UIIlITO KICO DUIIINC 'IIIE NIGllT TOMORKOW ANI) IT IS I'KOIIADLE 11IAT A IIUKKICANE WATCII WILL IIE INITIATED FOR TllESE AHEAS WIXK TONIOIIT on TWMOKKCW.

IIIC~IIRS'T WlNDS AlU! NIUK 110 MI'II NEAk 'TIUC CENPEK OF TIIE STOW AND GALES EXTEND OUTWARD 200 MILES IN TllE NOR'CII AND EAST QUADRANT AND 75 MII.I!S 1N 'lllb: SOU'l11 AND WEST QUADRANPS. SIIII'I'INC IN 'THE I'ATII OF TIIE STOW S1lOUI.D EXEKGISE EXTKEME CAUCION AND SMALL CRAFT IN iii~IXSSIIK ANTII.I.I:S SIIWIJ)REMAIN IN I'oKr.

THE NEXT IUCCUIAK ADVISOKY WILL UE ISSUl!D AT I2 M1I)NICIIT AST.

DAVIS

3 SAN JUAY WEATHER DUKEAU HUIIRICANIC AIlVi:;OI(Y NIIMII1:II !I IWl'l'Il I L MI l)NI(;ll'C A.

HURRICANli WARNINGS Am, IN IOI{ ?!lK l.l~i~~AlUll:,llJ

ALL PEOPLE IN THE AKEA OF IlUHll ARNLNG SII(UID TAKE IMMCUIA'PII 1'KT:CAUPIONS 'PO BlCIJllE LIFE AND PROPERTY FRW IIURRICANE FORCE WINDS TOIIRENTIAL RAIN IlICll 'CIU IIEAVY SIIRF. WIND Atin Fimi I)AM/IOE HAS ALRIIADY IWN iiEiwrEn AT MARTINIQUE AND ST LUCIA. SINCE HURRICANE i3orrii IS EXIW MWdK 'I1lI~OUCII UIE IblANll CllrAKN ANI, INTO '1NE CAIIIIII\EAN DURING TllE NlGllT 'THEW IS NO LONCER TIME TO DELAY NECESSAKY I'IUXAIJ

ON TIIE BASIS OF RADAR AND ISlAND STATION REI DITII WAS ESTIMATED 'PO IIE CENTERED AT MII~NIGII'P AST.. .040D2., .NEAR LATITUDE 14.ON IAINCITUUL bO./lW OK ABOUT 60 . T OF !<'I' I.lUC1A IN 'TI18 h'lNI1WARD ISIANUS AND 500 STATUTE MILES SOUTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PUEHTO RICO. I V IS MOVING 'TMAIW TIIK WI;ST IIOIILlIWE!i'P AlIOUT 15 lWIl AND 15 LXPKCTED TO MAINCAIN ITS PRESENT COURSE AND SPEED FOR 'TIE NEXT 12 IIWK~.

HICHEST WINUS ARE AIIOUT 80 MPH OVKK A SMALL AKkiA NEAR THE CENTER AND GALE FOKClI WlNDS EXTEND OUlWAlUl 200 MILES IN THE NORTH AND EAST QUADRANTS AND 75 MIIOS IN 'llll! SOUTI1 AND WEST QUAUIMNCS. LITTIZE CHANGE IN SIZE AND INPENSITY IS EXPECTED DURINC THE NEXT 12 HOURS,

TIIERE IS NO IMMEDIATE DANGER TO AND TIlE VIRGIN XSIANDS. AS A I'I~CAUTION IIOWYVER A IIURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN XNITIATED AND PEOPLE IN 21115 AKEA SIIOULI) KEEI' IN TOUCll WI'III LATEST ADVISORIES AND BULLETINS.

SHIPPING IN llll< I'AI'II 01' IIURRICANE ~lll'CllSllOUl~EXERCISE EXTREMI! CAUTION AND SMALL CIMF?' IN THE LESSER ANTILLES SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT,

TllE NEXT W,CUIAR ADVlSIMY W11.1, Ill$ I!;SUID DY 'TIIR SAN JUAN WRATIIBR DUKEAII AT 6 i\M AST.. . 1000%.. .AND A DIJLLETIN WILL UE ISSUED AT 3 AM AST.

DAVIS

BAN JUAN WFATII&R IIUREAU IIULLY,'IIN FOK I'RE:IS RADIO AND TV 3 AM bST SEI1'EMUEK 25 1963.

HUURICANE WAKNINGS ItEMAIN IN EF'PF:Cr POI( 'PNK 1,ELWARD AND WINDWARD ISUNDS PRUl CUADELDUPE TO ST VJNCENTS, CALE WARNINCS ARE CONTINUED NOR111 OF CUADELOUFE TO ST MMlIPEN AND SOllTll OF ST VINCENTS TO 1,NCLUDE GIIICNADA AND DARDADOS. A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR I'UBRTO RICO AND Till< VIRGIN IS IANDB . WINDS OF 60 MIW HAVE iiomi iti.:rnimii AT MAR'I'LNIQUI! AND TORINNTIAL RAINS HEAVY SURF Atin FLOODING AT ST WCIA AND MARTINIQUE. HURRICANE EDITll CLINI'INIIIS TO MOVK 114 A W "P NOKTIIWESTERLY DIRCCTION AT AIIOUT 15 HPl~ AND AT 3 AM AST IS VERY CLOSE TO THE ISLAND OF ST WCIA IN Tllli WLNUWARII ISlANnS. I IS EXI'ECCED TO CONTINUE ON A WEST NORTIIWESTERI,Y COURSE AT THE SAME SPEED FOR TllE NEXT 12 llOUR9.

PEOPLE IN TIlE AREA OF IIURHICANI? WARliINGS SIIOVIJ) CONTINUE TO 'TAKE ALL NIICESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM HURKICANE PORCE WINDS AN0 FL001lINC DUE TO lII3VY RAIN IIICIl TIIIES ANU SIJIV.

TllERe I9 NO IMMEDIATE DANGI!N TO I'UIllITO RLCO AND VIE VIRGIII ISIANDS DUT IIIJRIIICANE WATCll HAS BEEN ESTADLISIIED FOR THE AREA AND PEOPLE SllWID KEEP ADVISED OF THE IhTliST HURRICANE INFOILMATION,

HICIIEST WINDS IN IIURRICANE EDITH AKE KSTlMATEU AT 00 MIll NEAR TllE CENIER AND GALES EXTEND NORTIl AND FAST 200 MILES AND SOUTH AND WEST 75 MILES. NO CIIANCE IN SIZE 011 INTENSITY IS ANTICIPATED DURING 'niE NEXT 12 IIOURS.

VESSELS IN TllE PATII OF 11lE STORM SIIOULIJ I',XEIiCISE EXTK[IMIS CAUTION ANI1 SMALL CRAFT IN TIE LESSER ANTlLLES RllOlllD RILMI\IN IN PORT.

THE HEXT WGUIAR ADVISORY WII,I. IJE ISSIJED AT 6 AM AST.

DAVIS

SAN JUAN WWTIIER bUREAU IIURRICANE ADVISORI NUMUER 5 EDIT11 G AM AET SEI'TliMBER 2.5 1963. HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE LEEWARD AND WJ.NI)WAlU) ISIANDS 1'llOM UJAUELOIJI'E TO ST VINCENT. CALE WARNINCS ARE CONTINUED NORTH OF GUADEIA)UPE TO ST MAARTPEN AND 90UCll OF ST VTNCENT TO GRENADA INCLIJDINC RARUADOS. ALL PEOPLE IN NE AREA OP IiuntnCAw WAI~NIIICSHGULD CONPINUI! TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO SECURE LIFE AND PROPERTY Fnmi HURRICANE FORCE WINDS TORRENTIAL RAINS HIGH 'TIDES AtlD IIEAW SURF. EARLY THIS MORNING ST LUCIA REPORTEU WINDS OF 69 MPll AND MRTINIQUE HAD TORRENTIAL WINS WIT11 WTM) CVSTS TO 70 MPII. A HURRICANE WATCH IS It1 El:FI:CT PO11 PUIII:TO RICO AND TllE VIRGIN ISUNDS, THERE IS A I'OSSIDILITY 'TllAT IIURRICANE WINDS MAY AFFECT PIIERTO RICO AND lllE VIRGIN TBIAHD:; IN 24 IIO'JRS. PEOPLE SII0UI.D LISTIBEI FOR FIJRCIIDR INF0IUW"ON FROM PIIE WEATIIER DUREAU AND RE READY TO TAKE NECESSARY PI?ECAUTIONS IN CA';E WAKNIMCS ARll ISSUED IATCR. ON TllE BASIS OF ISLAND STATION P,ECOIiIIAISShNCE; AND SHIP I?EPORTS IIURRICANE EDITII WAS CENTERED AT 6 AM AST., ,10002.. .NEAR LATITUDE 14.5 NORTH LONGITUDE 61.5 WKST OR ADW!' 35 STA'IUTE I,ILLES WEST SOVTIIWISST OF IdARI'INIQUIL LESSER ANPILLES AND 420 STATUTE MILES SOUTIIEAST OF SAN JUAN PUEIVCO RICO. EDITH IS MOVINC TOWARD Tlll? WEST NOKTIIWEGT AT 14 MPll AND IS EXI'ECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING !4ST NORlIlWEST AT TllE SAME SPEED FOR 11IE NEXP 12 HOVRS. HICHEST WINDS ARE ABOUT 80 Mill OVER A SEIAI.1. AREA NEAR THE CENTER. GALE WINDS EXTEND OV'IWARD 150 MILES IN THE NORTll AND EAST QUADRANTS AND ADOUT 75 MKIZSI.N nip. sou711 AND WEST Qunoralrrs. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN size OR INTENSITY IS FORECAST FOR nie NEXT 12 IIWRS. SHIPPING IN lllE PATIl OF ?lit HUHRICANE SHCVLI) EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AND SMALL CRAFT IN 11111 WINDWARD AND LEEWARD ISJAW SHOULD RmlN IN PORT. SMALL CRAFT IN PUERTO RICO THE AND SllOULD NUT VENTURE FAR FRGM PORT. THE NEXT RECULAR ADVISORY ON IIURRICANE EDl.Tll WILL RE ISSUED BY THE SAN JUAN WEATIIER BUREAU AT 12 NOON AST 16002 AND A UULLETXN WILL BE ISSUED AT 9 AM AST. HOOSE 4 A IIURHICANE WATCII 1s IN CI' FOIi I'UIiWTO KICO AND 'IIIE VIHGIN 1 1)s. IIUKHICANI; WINUS MAY AFFECT PiiEH'ro RICO AND nit VIRGIN ISIANUS WI'I'IIIN 24 IIOUHS ANI1 l'k:l)l'lJ; SIIOULI) KIIBI' IN 'TOUCII WITII IA INFOKEM'IION ANI) Ill1 HKAUY 'TO 'TAKE I'HECAU'TIONS IN CASE IlUKHlCANE WAKNINCS ANI ISSLIKI) IATKH 'TOUAY.

AT 9 AM AST.. 1300%.. .IIIJWIIICANli 11D1'111 WAS 'To 111: CI~N'PKKEUNEAR IA'PITUI)B 14.6 NOH'I'II i,oN(:iniix 62.1 wwr OH AIICUJT 75 8TATUTE MIIJ!S WEST OF MA MIIM SOUTIIEAST OF SAN JUAN IVEH'IO HICO. IT IS MOVINC 'TOWARD THE WEST NORTllWEST AT 14 MI11 AN0 IS FOKECAS VINO IN '1118 SAMll DTHBCTION AND AT 'Tllli SAME Sl'El1l) POH 'IIiE NIIX'L' I2 IIOURS.

TllE CENIEK OF IlUHRlCANll I.:l)l'lIlMOVIX ACROSS '1118 NOH'IIIEHN I'OH'I'ION OP IIlE ISlANll OF S'T LLICIA A'P 4 AM AS'I' TllIS MORNINC. LCkJEST I'Kk:SSUKI! AS 1'1' CROSSED 'Illli ISIANU WAS 993 MlI.I,IIlAHS OR 29.32 INCllIS.

ON ITS I'HIISENP COUHSII IIUIiHl(HNI! I.:l)l'TIl S11('11111) PASS AIIOUT 125 STATUTE MII.IE SOU'III OF PONCE I'UBH'PO KICO TIIUHSDAY MORNING.

IlIGllKST WINUS AHE HO Mlll IN A SMAI.L AIIFA NIXH 'TllE CINPBH AND GALE FORCE WINDS EXTENU OU'RJARI) ABOUT 150 MllBS IN TIIE NORM AND BAST ~IIADRANI'SANI1 75 MIIJ~S IN 'riiii souiii ANI) wwr ~UAI~AN'TS.NO CIIANCE IN SIZE ON INPENSITY IS EXIWTND UURING 'THE NEXT iz IIOURS.

SIIII'S IN 'TIIE I'AI'II OF 'IllE IIIII(KICANE SlllRllJ) EXEKCISE EXTWME CAVPION AND SMALL CHAFT IN llll? WINDWAKD AND IXhWARU ISIANDS SIIOUU) HIiMAIN IN I'OIW UNI'II. WINDS ANI) SlIAS SUllSll)I<. SMALL CMP'I IN IWERTO HICO VIKCIN ISIANDS ANI) IIISI'ANIOIA SI1oUI.D NVT VEhTUlU FAR FHOM I'(lK1'.

TllE NI!XI' HB(:UIAR ADVISORY ON IIIII~I~ICANI!i:DI 111 WILL IIE ISSUED UY TllE SAN JUAN WEATIIEIL IlURlilrU AT IZ NOON AST 16002.

BAN JUAN WtA'I'lIEli IIUREAU llllHlllCANE ADVISOItY NUMlII?R G EDl'IlI I2 NOON AST SElWMllEH 2'1 1963.

IIUHHICANE WARNIN(:S IIAVI? IllIliN 1)lSCONI'INUliU FOH TllR WINDWARD AND LEhWAKD ISIANDS FHOM CUADELOUI'E TO ST VINCENT. (:ALE WARNINGS HIMAIN IN I?I'PIIc'C FOll S'P I,UCIA MAlU'lNIlpl< AND IIOMINICA.

A IIURHICANR WA'I'CII 18 IN EFFECT FOR I'UIR'TO HICO AND TIIE VIRCIN ISIANDS ANU IS EXTIINIIED TO INCLUDE TllE DOMINICAN REI'UIII,IC, IIURHICANE WINM MAY AFFECT IWI~HTOHICO AND TIIE VIRGIN ISIANDS WIIIIIN24 IIOURS ANI) Iwwi.tI SIICUIDKEEP IN TQICII WITH IATEST INFOHMATION ANI1 BE RIIADY TO TAKE I'KL(:AUTIONS IN CASE IIUKRICANE WARNINGS ARE ISSUIID Ln'PEH 'TODAY,

FILOM VESSEL AND AIHCKAFT IiI!CONNAISSANCE ILBI'OHTS TIlIS MORNING IIURRICANE EDITII IS ESTIMATED TO BE CI(NTI!HI(D AT I2 NOON AST.. .16002., I NEAR IATlTUIIE 14.6 NOlUIl l~~NCl~lD~~62.2 WEST OR AflOUT 80 STATVTE MILES WEST OF MAHTINIQUII AND 375 S'PATUTR MIlGS SWTllEAST OF SAN JUAN I'UERTO HICO. IT CONI'INVIIS MOVINC TWAHD TIN? WEST NORTHWEST AT A SLIGII'TLY IU?DUCED SI'EBD OF IO Mlll AND IS FORECAST M CONTINUE IN 1111! SAMI.: DIRI?CTION AND AT TllE SAME Sl'EED FOR TllB NEXT 12 IIOURS.

ON ITS I'RI!SllNT COURSE IIUHIICANB IlUlTIl SIIIXILD PASS ABOUT 125 STATUTE MILES SOUTII OF PONCE I'UERTO HICO TllUHSDAY MOWING BUT ANY CIHNCE TO A HOKE NOIiTIIWESTRRLY COURSE WWLD IIRING TllE CENTER CUlSER TO VIE SOUTllERN COAST OF PUERTO RICO.

IlICllEST WINDS ARE STILI, 80 Mlll IN A SMALL AREA NEAR TllE CENTER AND CALE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD AIIOIIT 150 MILES IN TllE NORTlI AND EAST QUADRANlY AND AllWT 75 MILES IN TIIE SOUTll AND WEST QUADRANTS, PRESENT INDICATIONS AHE TllAT IIURRICANE EDllll WILL INCREASE IN SIZE AND INTENSITY DURING VIE NEXT FhW IlWRS SINCE IT IS MOVING UNDER FAVORABLE CCNDITICNS AIDIT. slim IN TIII~ rhni OF TIIE IIUHHICANE SIIOUIDEXERCISE EXTRKME CAUTION AND SMALL CRAFT IN VIE WINDWARD AND LEEWARD ISIANDS SIIOUU) REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUDSIDE. SMALL CRAFT IN PUERTO RICO VIRGIN ISIANOS AND IIISPANIOIA SlloVlD NOT VENTURE FAR FHOM row.

VIE NEXT REGULAR ADVISORY ON IIURRICANE EDITll WILL BE ISSUED BY lllE SAN JUAN WEATHER BURIMU AT 6 I'M AST 22002 AND A BULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED AT 3 I'M AST. tima

5 YAN JUAN WlY$TlllIK IIURMU lllll~HI~AN13AWISOKY NIIMI\I:K 7 lIl~lTll(I I'M A8T S~:I'I'IiMIIIIH 25 1963,

GAIX WAHNINCS ARE ICPPI~CI'IVII imi:i)iI\'rIsizI Fnit ST CIIOIX VIRGIN ISIANDS AND onlit sniriii cnwr np wwrn iucn vnH INCHEASING WINDS RBACIIlNC 35 TO 45 Mlll I)UIKIN(: '1111i DAY IIIIIIiSl~AY,

GAIA WAKNINCS AHR I)IHCONPINUYI) 1'014 SI' IllClA MAH'I'INII~IL ANI) D(MINICA,

A IIIIHHICANR WATCII CONTINURS IN l!l~PllCT I'OH ITIISI~TOHlCO TllK VIH(:IN 1SIANI)R ANI) DOMINICAN RLI'UR141C, l'l?Ol'lJ~ IN TllE AREA 0Y IIURRICANE wNrm siicum HIIMAIN ON 'PIIIC AIJCKT ANI) im HRAIW QUICK ACI'ION IN CASE IIUHHICANE WAHNINCS AHL ISSIIIID IATIR.

ON ITS I'HESI!NC COIIIWR IIURHICANI? lIl~l'lllS11oUl.l) PASS AB(XIT 100 TO 125 YTATUTE MIIlS SOII'PII tn' I'ONCE I'IILIITO HICO EAKLY TIIURSDAY AFTRRNOON. TllIS IS A DAN(XHOVS IIUHKICANI! ANU INTEHESTS IN I1IlIH'TO RICO VIHCIN ISIANDS AND IIOMINICAN HIIPllnLIC SIIOU1.D KEEP IN TOUCH WITll IAT13ST INPOIMATION PH(M 'Tlll! WI

ON TIIF, nAm nit mi* AND AIHCMPT RICCONNAISSANCR wnwrs TIITS AFTWINOON IIUHHICANC RDI'RI WAS CiSwrLHim AT 6 IW AST.. .zzooz., .NEAR MTIRIDI! 14.8 NONTII I~CI'NBIZ63.3 WIMT 011 AIl(X1'I' 320 STATUTE M1I.RS SWTIIEAST OF SAN JUAN I'lII!RTO RICO, TIII! IIURRICANE IS MOVING WEST NOHTIIWKST AT A SLl(a1TI.Y INCREASI!I) Sl'lIRl) 01' 14 Mlll. IJTTIB CllANGE IN Sl'ltED OH DIKECTION IS ISXI'I!CTRI) I)UHIN(: TllE NEXT 12 HCURS. llIOllI%T WINDS AHR LOO MI71 OVER A SMAIA ARKA NMH lllE CENTISH. IIURHICANE POHCE WINDS EXTEND MI'IWAHI) AllOllT 60 MILES IN TIIE NORTIIERN SEMICIRCLE AND GAIA FORCE WINI)S i

SlllPS IN TIII! PATII 01' EDITII SII(I(I1J) EXRHCISI! EXTNIW! CAUTION ANI) SMALL CMP'C IN TllR WINDWARD AND IRI!WARD ISIANDS SllWlJJ REHAIN IN I'ORT UNTIL SEAS SUIISIDE. SMALI. ClUPC IN I'UILRPO KICO ANI) TIIE VIRGIN ISIANUS SllCUII) REMAIN IN PORT. SMAIJ, CRAFT IN IiISPANIOU 611~lJJNUC VENTURE FAR PROM I'ORT.

"Ill?NEXT WGUIAH ADVISOKY ON IIUHHICANR EDITII WILL BE ISSVRD BY TIlE SAN JUAN WRATllER UUKIMU AT 12 HIDNIMT AST 04002 AND A BULLETIN WII.L np. ISSUED AT 9 M AST.

IloOsE

6 #AN JUAN W~t'I111iliIIUHlMll IIURRICANK IIIII.IM'IN POI1 I'H1:SS MDIO ANI1 TV 3 AM AS'P SBI"PBMIIl3R 2G 1963.

CAIJ? WAHNINCX AH11 CONPIMIIII) I'OH I'lIEKTO RICO AND 11IE VIHbIN ISlANDS. WINDS AltI.: KXI'ECTKD 'PO lNCliEASl1 'TONICIIT ANI1 I!AHI?I TINRSDAY TO 35 'Yo 115 MIII I~I~INCII~AI,I,Y IN SQUALIS ANI) wi'iii MAXIMUM vici.ocITIics OVCK TIIE SOIITIIRIIN iwrim OF *rmMEA.

A IIlIRI~lChNI1WATCII TS IN BFl 1W1 I'LII~IWO HICO ANI) IIISI'ANIOIA. AI,I, INPEHBSTS SllCnlLD K1:EI' 1N TWCII WITII IATKST AI)VISORIBS ANI, iiiii.imi~~.

ON 'I'III.: IIASIS OP RI(CONNAISSANCI( ATRCMFT IIKI'ONTS IIIIRIlICANB I:Dl'lll WAS ESTIMATEI) TO 1)11 LWATI.:I) AT 3 AM AST., .O700%. .NII.AR IATlnlDR 15.3N l,ONCl'llll~lC 65.7W OH AI'I'BOXIMA Y %2O STAI~IT~MIIJ!S SOUfll S(XI'IIlEAST OF SAN JUAN IVIIHTO HICO. IT IS MOVING 'IWAHD TllE WBST ST AII(IIT 14 Mlll ANI) IS EXPI.: I) 'TO CONI'INIIR ON TIIK SAMll COURSE AT TllE SAME SI'IXD FOK Till: NRXT b IlnlliS. AIHCMF'P RADAR AND SIIII' RIII'OIITS TNDTCh'PI! 'IllAT TTll IS S'I'lLI, A Wt:l.l. FOlMliD II~IRHICANI! AND NO IMMI1I)IATI: CIIANCR IN SI%Ii OH INTICNSITY IS I). IIKAVY KAIN AND SQ~JAI.I.SIIAVI! IIWN mi'nirricn IN 'nie vICiNiTy nr 'rile IIIIRHICANIC. iiiciiI1s'r wiNns ARK t:h'ri~Tm TO ne inn MIW NliAlI 11111 CRNTICK, IIURIiICANE FOIICI! WlNDS 1:X'I'RNI) OII'IWARD 60 MIIS:S IN TllE NOIiTIII!HN SI:MICIRCI.1: ANI) CALKS RKACII 175 MIIRS TO TIlK NOHlll ANI) I

8111 PS IN 11IK I'Anl OF ll~l~l~I~~ANl~~tJI'~llSIIWID 1;XERClSE CAUTION. SMALL CMFT IN TlIE VIRGIN ISIANDS I'UEH'PO HlCO AND IlISPANIOlh SII0uI.D HEMAIN IN rniiT.

Tllli NEXT llI.:ClllAll ADVISOIIY ON IllIRKlCANK KOITII WlLL IIE ISSUED AT 6 AM AST. DAVIS

7 SAN JUAN WMPIIER IIUIII~:AU IIUHHICANII ADVISOIIY NUMIIIIR 9 IID1'111 6 AM AST SI!I'PIIMIIEH 2(r I96J.

WllOLe CALL? WARNINGS ARE EFFI~C'TIVI! lMMl

WARNINCS ARE IN EFFECT FOR wwro RrcO AND AHIC iixrinwu 'ro INCLUDE 'IIIICm'r ANI) SOU'III cmsrs OF VIE FROH TllE CI'PY OF MNPO DOMINCO IIAS'IWARII.

WIWS WILLINCREASE *Po 35 TO 45 HI~I'TODAY (NEHPULHTO HIcn AND MSTIIRN I)WINICANIIRIVIILIC WITIIiiiciiiwr WINDS OVER T~IESWTIIEW PORTION OF 111E AKIN. WINDS WI 1.1. IW:GIN lNCKI!ASING WI

A IIURRICANE WATCII IS Sl'11.L 1N I!Fl P VIM I'uliwo Kicn ANIJ IIISPANIOIA. I'UOI*I.R IN 'IIIR AREA OF IIUKIIICANE WATCH SIIOULD KEEP IN TOUCH WlTIl IATEST INFORMATION ON llllRKlCANI< ED1'111. IIUHHICANII EDIlll PASSED 170 SI'ATUTIC MILES SWPll OF S'P CROIX VIRGIN ISIANDS AT 4 AM AST TODAY. ON I'P8 l'lWil

Ricrows YROM RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAW TIUS MORNING INIJTCATE TIHT Ar 6 AH Assr,. . IOOUZ.. .IT IS LwmxNEAR wriwm IS. 5 NORTH UMGITUDII 66.1 WIW'P OM AIIDUT IYO STAPO'I'I? MIIES SOUTll OF SAN JUAN WIIRTO RICO. IT IS MOVING TOWARD TIIE WEST NOWflIWEST AT ABWT 19 MMI. LI'T'P1.R CIIANGI? 1N Sl'l!V:D OK DIRI

IIIGIIEST WINDS ARE AIIOVT 100 Mlll OVliR A St4AI.I. AREA NMR TIIE CENTER. IIURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OU'IWARII AllOUT 60 MILES IN VIE NORTIIICRN SI!MlCII{ClX ANI) CAII? FORCE WINIJS COWH AN AHEA 175 MILES 'TO TllE NORTll ANI) IIAST AND A1IOUT 75 MII.I!S TO 'TllE SoVTll AND WEST. 1.1'11'1.1? LlIANW IN lll'Illl

TIlE NEXP I~IIWIARADVISORY ON El~l'lllWI1.1. 111'. ISSUED I1Y TllE SAN JUAN WEhTllER BUREAU AT 12 NOON AS'P. . . 1600%...AND AN ADVISORY WILL DE ISSUEl) AT 9 AM AST. lloosli

SAN JUAN WBA'fllER IIIIHI!AU 111II.U~lN FOR PRESS RADIO AND TV 9 AM AST SEl'TEMnER 26 1963.

WllOlJ? CA1.E WARNINGS AKI! IN I!PI.'ECT FOR S(IIIIIIERN llAITI AND SWPIIWESTERN DOMINICAN REPUIiLIC WEST OP Tlll? CITY OP RANT0 DOMINCO. CAI# WARNINW CONPINUI? IN I!PFI!CT POR lWl:lVTO RICO 1111! VIRCIN ISIANDS AND TllE EAYT AND SOUTH COASTS 01' TllE DOMINICAN REPUBLID EAST OP SANTO DfWlNOO.

IIURRICANI! WATCll CONTINUES FOR I'UEKTO RICO AND IIISI'ANIOIA. PEOPLF. IN TllESE AREAS SIIOVLD KEEP IN TOUCll WITIl UTEST ADVISORIES AND BULIITINS ON IIIIIWICANII I

1NCREASINCl.Y llI?AW SWE1.19 AND DANGERWS SUlW ARE EXPECTED AWNG TIE SOUTIIEAST AND SOVTll COAST9 OP IWERTO RICO TODAY. PEOPLE LIVING IN LW LYING OR EXPOSED ARMS ALONG TllE SOUTIIEAST AND SOUTll COASTS OP PUERTO RICO SllOULD MOVE TO IIIClIER GROVND IMMEDIATELY, DANCI.)UXISl.Y llIO11 STORM TIDCS WILL AFFECT THE SOVTllERN COAST OF IIISPANIOU TONICIIT AND PEASOWS WITlIfN REAClf OF IlIGll TIDES AND WAVY SURP SllOVln MWII TO IlIGllER GROUND TODAY. moriz IN imwro RICO AND TIIE VIRCIN WANDS ExiwiAi,LY ON TIM SOVT~ICOAST AND CENTRAL REGIONS OF PUERTO RICO SIIOVLD ne ON ~IE AIGRT FOR III;AVY RAINS AND ivssinix FLOODINGTIIIS AF~ERNOON AND TONICIIT A~ERTIIE PASSAGE OF IIURRICANE EDITII. AT 9 AM A9T.. ,13007.. ,.IIURRICANE EDITII WAS ESTIMATED TO BE CENTERED AT LATIlUDE 15.7 NORTIl LONGITUDP: 66.8 WEST OR ABOVT 190 STATUTE M1IE.S SOlllll SOUTIIWIIST OF SAN JUAN IWERTO RICO. IT IS MOVING WEST NORTIIWEST AT ABOUT 15 MPll AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TWARD TIE WEST N0KTlIWI:ST AT Tlll? SAM.: SI'EElJ FOR TIE NEXT 12 IIOVRS.

IlICllllST WINDS ARE ARUJT 100 Mlll NEAR TlIE CIZNTER AND IIURRICANE WINDS EXTEND WARDABOVT 60 MIIZES IN TllE NORTlIERN SIMICIRCUJ. GALE WINDS COVElt AN AREA 175 MILES TO TllE NORTll AND EAST AND 75 MILES TO TllE SWTll AND WEST. LI1TI.E CIIANGE IN SIZE OR INTENSITY IS ExreCTen IN nil?NEXT 12 IIOURS. SMALL CRAFT IN PUERTO HXCO rill! VIRGIN ISIAIIDS AND IIISPANIOU SIIOVLD REMAIN IN PORT. NEXT RECUIAR ADVISORY ON IWRRICANE EDITll WILL BE ISSUED BY TIIE SAN JUAN WEATHER BUREAU AT 12 NOON AST 16002.

8 SAN JUAN WiiA'iiiEit IIUIII~AU IIIII~I~I(:ANI~ iwi.i,irriN 1.w IWSS wino ANI) TEIGVISION I 1% As'r SIII'TEMIIER 26 I YILI. IIUHItICANE WAKNINCS AIW 1.N l1Vl?liCl' IWH '1'1111 I'I1NINSUIA OF I1ARAIIONA DCNINICAN HIIPUDLIC MD PRESQUE ISIS IN SUDWESTE IlAITf. GALE WAKNINCS ANI'. CONTINIIIIII PO1 I'UliIUl) ltI(:O 'IlIE VIKXN ISlANDS AND TIIB DCNINICAN REPUllLIC EAST OF TllW I'lININSII1A OF l1ARAllONA AND FOR NOKTIII!KN IIAI'TI . I'IIOI'IJC IN 'IIII! hIIl

IlliAVY RAINS AlU I:XPli(Tlil) AI,ON(: '1111; S(XI 'IIII< CniwLmu CENTKAL or iwwo KICO AND niir 1~0ssinii.i~~~nv Fi.noDs IN TIIE I~IVKI~S ANI) S'I'WAMS I)~~NIN(:'1111: sowi ON TONICII'P ANI) EARLY FRIDAY IS A TIIREAT. Pl!Ol'lX 141VIN(: NlIAH '1118 RIVERS SllCRllJl HI< I~&AIlY'PO MOVE 'TO llIl:lll~:l~(;UOIINU ON A M N~ICB WIIEN TIIE STHIIAMS I)IK;IN ern HISI.:.

IIURHICANI; 1:nrni IS NW POSIN(: A I)IWINT MICA ANI) 'rile WINUWAIUI PASSACE. AT 3 PM AST.. . 19002.. .IIIIIIRICANIE 1:lll'lll o se c1:Nrimu NEAR lA'1'Ill~l~~~16. IN AND I~MJ(:IIIIDI:OH.~IW r 190 STAIIITE MIIRS snuniwi:sr or I'ONCI~ iwim I~ICO. OVING T(XJhRI) TllE WEST NOIYIIIWIXT AT AIKW'C I6 Mill ANI) 1s 'T TO CONTINUE IN 'TIUSAW. nIRi1ci'inN ANII AT Aimrr 'nm 'lllE NEXT 12 IlOURS. NO IMPORTANT CIIANOI: IN SIZII 011 IN IS I:XPECTED DUHTNC niit SAME immu,

IIICII&ST WINUS AIM A1101I'I' I00 Mlll NllAH 'PllE CRNPER ANI) IIlII~I11CAN1: FORCE WINDS RXI'END GO MTlGS FROM Tllli CIINPLH IN 1111: NORTlII1W 6EMICIHCI.E. GALES I$X'l'I

TllE DANCER IillRI 111(;11 S Al.ONO 'Till< SOII'LII COAS'P OF I'UIIRTO KICO AND CRW TI111 IIEAVY MINS OVEK TllE SOIITIICRN SI,OPli!i OP '1118 CENTRAL COIlDII.~IUIS 1:MlllASl ANI) 11111 l'l1OPl,l1 611(1111.1) CONPINUE ALL I'IECAUTIONS AGAINST 'Illli ll1fll SEAS Al.ONC '11111 COASTAL AHliAS AND AGAlNST FLOOD IN mi: IIIVI:IIS n 111: SOU'LII 'TONl(?I'T AND FRIDAY. KEEP IN TWCII WITll A1.L ADVISOKIES AND IIIII.LII'PINS.

SMAI.1, CIUVT IN L'UlIItTO RlCO VIIEIN ISIANIIS AND IIlSl'ANlOlA SllOUlJl REMAIN IN SAFIC IIAKI\OR.

PI:Ol'lJ: IN TllE UOMINICAN HI~I'UIILIC ANI) 'fllE SMmlEItN I'ENINSUIA OF IIAITI AKE VK(:IIIl TO KIIITI' IN TOIICII WIlll AISL IIUI.LETINS ANI1 ADVISORIES ISSUBD IIY TllE WM11II1R HUIU?AU,

VIE NEXT ADVISOIIY WILT, IIE ISSUI11) IIY lllE SAN JUAN W.ATIII!H IIUWAU AT 6 I'M AS'P AND IIIIILli'CINS W1Id1, IIE lSSI11:U AS AI)I)ITlONAL INFORMATION IS IUCRIVllD.

IIIGGS SAN JUAN WEATHER BUREAU HURRICANE ADVISORY NUMUER I1 EDI'PII b I'M AS'I' SKITEMBER 20 l9h3.

HURRICANE EDITH BECAKE DISORGANIZEII DURING TllE AFTERNOON AND RECONNAIfiSANCK AIHCHAFT WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE A DEFINITE CENTER. AIRCRAFT ARE STILL IN THE IIURRICANE AREA AND AS SOoN AS ADUI'CLONAL INPOIWPION IS I(ECE1VED A BULI,ETIN OR SPECIAL ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED IF NEEDED.

HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECC FOR TIIE PENINSULA OF nAmiiOm DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND PRESQUE ISLE DU SUDWESTEHAITI, PEOPLE IN THESE AWS SHOULD RUSH PRECAUTIONS AGAINST IIURRICANE WINDS STORM TIDES 6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NOWI. AND IIEAVY RAINS, HIGH STORM TIDES 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE FORECAST FOR COASTAL AREAS OF TIIE UCMINICAN REI'UBLIC EAST OF THE BAY OF DCOA.

GALE WARNINGS ARE CONTIMIED FOR PUERTO RICO VIRCIN 1SIANDS AND DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EAST OF TIE PENINSULA OF BARAIIONA AND FOR NORTHERN HAITI.

HURRICANE WATCll IS CONTINUED POR DIE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EAST OF TIlE PENINSULA OF OAMHONA AND FOR NORTHERN HAITI. ALL INTERESTS SIIWLD REMAIN ON THE ALERT AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IN CASE HURRICANE WATCH IS CllANGED TO IIURRICANE WARNINGS.

STORM TIDES AND DANCERWB SURF ARE EXPECTED TO CONTIWE ALONG THE SWTIIEAST AND SOUTH COASTS OF PUERTO RICO TONIGHT, PEOPLB LIVING IN 1.W LYING OR EXPDSED AREAS ALONG nlE SOUTHEAST AND SDUTtl COASTS OF WERTO RICO SHOULD REMAIN IN SAFE SHELTER,

HICAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED OVER PUERTO RICO TONIGHT AND THE PEOPLE SHOVLD BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLODDINC ESPECIALLY IN THE BWTH COABTAL AREAS.

AT 6 PM AST...22002~.IIURRICANE EDITII WAS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR UITITUDE 16.5 NORTH LONCI'NDE 68.2 WEST OR ABOUT 160 STANTE MILES SOVTIIWERT OF PONCE I'UERTO RICO. TllIIi I'OSITION IS POOR DUE TO THE DISORGANIZED CONDITION OF TIM HURRICANE. THE HURRICANE IS ESTIMATED TO BE MOVING WKST NORTIWEST AT 14 MPII. FUTURE MOVEMENT IS UNCERTAIN BUT THERE ARE SOME INDICATIONS TIlAT EDITH MAY BE TURNING TO A MOUE NOR'fllERLY COURSE.

PEOPW IN WESTERN PUERTO RICO SIIDULD LISTEN FOR UITEST INFORMATION IN CASE TIlE HURRICANE CHANCES CDURSE AND MOVES CLDSER TO WESTERN PUERTO qIC0 AND TIIE DOMINICAN REPIIBLIC.

1lIGllEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 100 MRI OVER A SMALL AREA NEAR THE CENTER AND IIURRICANE WINDS EXTEND OVlWARD 60 MILE8 PRDM TllE CENTER IN TlIE NOHnlERN SEMICIRCLE. CALE WINDS EXTEND DUWARD 175 MILES IN THE NORTH AND EAST QUADRANTS AND 75 MILBS IN TlU SWlll AND WEST QUADRANTS.

SIIIPPING IN TllE PATH OF THE IIURRICANE SNWLD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. SMALLCRAFT IN PUERTO RICO THE VIRGIN ISUNDS AND IIISPANIOUI SIIDULD REMAIN IN PORT.

~IENEXT RWUIARADVISORY ON EDITH WILL nu ISSUED BY THE SAN JUAN WEATHER BUREAU AT 12 MIDNIGHT AST., .D~DOZ...AND BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED AS WARRANTED,

HOOSE

BAN JUAN WEATHER BUREAU SPECIAL HURRICANE BULLETIN FOR PRESS RADIO AND TELEVISION 849 PM SEPTEMBER 26 1963, PROH REPORTS RECEIVED PRCN THE AIRCRAFT AND FROM MONA ISUND LICHT STATION HURRICANE EDITH HAS ZURNED TO A MORE NORTHERLY DIRECTION AND IS NUf ESTIMATED TO BE MOVING TGWARD lllE NORTH NORMST TOWARDS THE CAS0 ENQANO AREA OF TNE DOMZNICAN RepVSLZC. A SPECIAL HURRICANE ADVISORY IS BEING ISSUBD IMMEDIATELY, PEOPLE IN PUERTO RICO WEST OF TIIE FONCE AND ARECIBO AREA ARE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE WINDS OF 75 TO SO MPII IN TUE NEXT FEW HWRS, ALL PRECAUTIONS SHWID BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY AGAINST HURRICANE WINDS HIGH TIDES IN THE AREA WEST OF A LINE PROMAReCIBO TO FiIMCE. THIS IS AN EKERCENCY WARNING AND ALL PRECAUTIONS SllWLD BE TAKEN BY "ME PEOPLE IN THE AREA WEST OF ARECIBO PDNCE LINE,

HIGCS

10 8AN JUAN WEACIIEK IIUIWAU SPECIAL AI)VISORY NIIMIIITH 12 1C1)1'111 IO I'M AS'P

HURRICANE WARNINOS AIW RAISED iwwn iucn WICST ov I'ONCI: AND AIU:CIIIO ANI) iw 'PIIIC IWMINICANiwunm EAST OF SAN PIEDRO DE MACORIS AND TIIL PENINSUIA OF SAMhNA. IIlII(ItICANI? IJAllNINOS AllK IoWliHED FOR TllE I'I!NINSVIA OF IIARAIIONA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND PRESqUE ISLE DU SUDOUESTI IIAI'I'I, (:A111 WAHNINOS ARB CON'I'INUIII) FOR '11IR HIMINDEH 01' I'UEH'PO HICO AND TIlE VIRGIN ISIANDS AND ARE NOA IN EFFECT FOR WE I)OMINICAN REI~UIILICWEST OF TIII! IIURRTCAN~~WAIININC AHKA FROM shwrn D(MINCO 'rn IVERTO PIATA.

)IURRICANE EDIlll IlAS TAKIIN A SIIIISTANPIALLY ElOllE NOIlTIlICRI.Y COURSE AM) IS NOW EXI'ECTIII) TO MOVE 'TIIHOOCII MONA PASSAGE BETWEEN PUERTO RICO AND TIIE DOMINICAN KI!I'IIII.IC. III!CONNAISSANCli AIRCRAW IJXATEI) IIIB CIINTER A SIIOIW TIME ACO AND AT IO PM AST., .22002.. ,IT IS ESTIMATED 'TO IN LOCA'PED NEAR lATlTUl~l~17.HN LONGI'RlDE b7.W OR AIIWT 40 S'CAPUTE MIUS WEST SOUPIIWEST OF CAR0 ROJO PUERTO RICO. IT IS MOVING IIElWEEN NORTIWEST ANI) NOR'llI NOR'PIIWI(ST AIIWT IO MITI AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON '1111s CWRSE AT TllE SAME SPEED FOR TIIE NEXT 12 IIOUKS.

PEOPLE IN TIlB AREA OF IIURRICANI< WANNING SllolllD 'CAKE IMHRDIA'I'E ACTION TO I'HOPIICT LIFE AN0 I'ROI'ERTY. PRECAUTIONS SIIWLD BE RUSHED ACAINST IIURRICANE WINDS STOHM TIDI!S 4 'TO 8 FEE'P AllOVE NORMI. AND 'POHKENPIAL RAINS, 1.W LYING COASTAL AREAS AND DPllER EXPOSED AWS IN TUB DANCER ZONE sii(nii.b IIE EVACUATI~D. llICllEST WINDS ARE ESTIEM'PEI) 'TO BE 100 MPll OVER A SMALL AREA NEAR 'IIIE CENPEK. IIUHKIGANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUlWARD 60 MILES IN TltE N0H'I)IERN SBMICIHCIB. CAW FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD 175 MILES TO TIIE NORTH AND EAST AND 75 MILES TO TIlE SoUnl AND WEST. LIT'PIB CIIAN(;E IN SIZE OK INPIINSITY IS ICXl'ECTl!D DURING TllE NEXT I2 IlCURS.

SIIIPPINC IN 'LlIE I'ATII OF 'ME HUHRICANE SllOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. SMALL CRAFT IN PUERTO RICO TllE VIRGIN ISIANDS AND THE DCMINICAN HEI'UBLIC SllOUlD RItMAlN 1N PORT.

THIS IS A SMALL llUT DANGI~ROUS IIUHHICANE. WE REPFAT 1llAT ALL INTERESTS IN l?lE AREA OF IIURRICANE WARNING SIIOULD TAKE I).P(BDIATE ACTION FOR VIE I'RWECTION OF LIFE AND PROI'ERTY,

THE NEXT ADVISORY ON IIURHlCANE ElIIlll WILL llE ISSUED IIY TllE SAN JUAN WEATHER RUREAU AT 12 MIDNIGllT AST. * .04002.. .AND SPECIAL BULLETINS WILL IIE ISSUED IF FURTllER INFOWPION IlECOMES AVAlLABLE.

DAVIB

BAN JUAN WEATIIER IIUIVAU IIUHRIGANE UUI.LIITIN FOR PRESS RADIO AND TELEVISION 1030 PM AST SEPTEMBER 26 1963.

RADAR REI'ORPS AT 11IIS TIME IIAVE TllE EYE OF HURRICANE EDITH WITHIN RANGE. FRM THE RADAR AT IIAMEY AIR FORCE BASE AND FRW THE SAN JUAN WRATIIER OUHII,AU INDICATICS TIIAT TIlE CENTER IS LOCATED AT IO I'M AST.. .OZOOZ., .A SHORT DISTANCE SWTIIWEST OF MONA ISIAND OR ABOVT 130 STATUTE MILES WWT SOUTIIWICST OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO. IT APPEARS TO DE MOVING BETWEEN NORTHWEST AND NORlTl NOR'INWEST AND SIIOUI~PASS OVER CAB0 ENCANO DtFIINICAN REPUIILIC AT DAYBREAK FRIDAY MORNING.

HURRICANE EDITII MADE AN AllllUPT 'TURN TO lllR NOHTII WEST TINS AFTERNOON AFTER FOLLOWING A COURSE TWARD TIlE WEST NORTHWEST FOR WE UST 4 DAYS. AT TIIE SAME TIME EDITII AI'PFARED TO WEAKEN WllIlB MAKING TIlE RECURVE.

HURRICANE WARNINGS WERE ISSUl

IlIOH SEAS CONTINUE TO PWND TllE SOUlll CMSTAL AREAS AND PRECAUTIONS AGAINST l?lE IIIGII SMS AND POSSIllLB FLWDS FRCN l?lL HMW RAINS SIICULD nE CONTINUED TIIROUGII TIIE NICIIT AND FRIDAY MORNING.

HIGllEST WINDS AKE BEING EXI'ERIENCED AT MONA AND 65 TO 70 MPII VELDCITIES WERE REPORTED AT 9 oC,LOCK AS EDITtl MOVES TOWARD THE NORIIIWEST TllE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUDSIDE AS TI@ HURRICANE IS MOVING AWAY FROM PUERTO RICO. THE NEXT DRMDCAST FRDM TIIE WEATHER numu WILL BE AT 1205 AM 5 MINUTES PAST MIDNICIIT.

HICDS

11 PEOI'LK IN '111E AIW OF IIUKIIICANI! WAKNl Nb :;ll(Nl~l)'TMI1 IMMKDIATI! I'HliCAUTIONS FOK 'Tlll? I'K(~TI~CI'1ON 01: IJYE ANI) I'KOPEK'PY AGAINST IIURRICANE FOKCE WINDS IIKAVY RAINS III

IIUKKICANE EDIT11 I~PliDIIY IOICONNAISSANCI! AIKCRAIV ANI) IAND IIASIID RADAR AT MIUNIGIIP ALiT.. .04UV%.. .NEAR LATITUDE 18.2N u)NCITUDE 6H.IW OK AHWT 20 MlIAiS NOK'IIIWES'T OF MONA ISIANII IIE'IWEEN I'UEKTO KICO AND 'PIIE DIIMINICAN HEI'UIILIC. IT IS MOVING TOWAKD nlE NORnl NOKTllWliST AT AIWUT 12 Mlll. UUNING 'IllY. NKXP 12 IIOUIS IT 19 EXI'ECPBD TO CONTINUE AT THE SAME SPEED IN ANOK'PIIIII~LYDIKECTIOW.

IIIGllPS'C WINIIS AM ESTIMATliD 'TO 110 100 MI11 WICK A SMALL AItEA NWR 'RIE CENTER AND IIUKRICANE FOKCE WINDS EXTEND OUWARD 40 MILES FR(m TllE CENTER IN TlllS NDK'I'IIRKN CIIICl.I!. GALLIS EX'PKND WIWAKD 150 MILES TO 111E NOKTll AND EAST AND 75 MILI!S 'TO 'TllE SOUTII AND WEST. LIT'11.Y. CIIANGI! IN SIXI! ON IN ITY IS IIXI'I!CTED DUKING Tllll NEXT 12 IIOUKS,

SIIIIWNC IN 'iiiK IWII OF IIUIWICANIC I~I)ITIISII(NI~ EXIZKCISI~ CAUTION AS *nib: IIUKRICANU IS snLL IN'I'ENSE NMK TIIE CEKCER.

SMALL CRAFT IN PUERTO KICO nil! VIRG~N ISIANI)S AND 'riiE DOHINICAN WSPUULIC SIIO~ILI) REMAIN IN PORT.

'nlE NEXT W(:UIAK AIIVISOKY WII.1, III! I!iSUI!D IIY 'Tllli SAN JUAN WIWl'IIEK RUKEAU AT 6 AM AST.. 1000%. ,.AND A IIULLETIN WILL RE ISSUED AT 3 AM.

DAVIS

SAN JUAN WI!ATIII!H IIUKVAU IIUIWICANI! EDlTll RULI,I!TIN POK I'RESS AND TV 3 AM AST SEl'TEMllER 27 1963.

IIUKKICANE WARNINS RIIMAIN IN KIVRCT BOK 'TllE DOMINICAN KEI'UDLIC FAST OF SAN I'EI)RO DE MACORIS INCLUDING 'WE PENINSUU DE SAUNA. GA1.N WARNINGS IlIiMAlN IN l~:lVlX'T YOII I(XCKE:II! WESTISRN I'UEKTO HICO AND FOR 11IE DCMINICAN REPUIILIC WliST OF 'PIIK HURKICANE WARNING AREA FROM SANPII D(XIINGO 'TO IZ~I~KPOI'IATA.

I~,DIATICI~W.CAUPIONS siinuiai) 1\11 'TAKEN IN 'TIII< AKKA OF IIURRIWNE WARNING AGAINST IIUIWCANP FOKCE WINDS TORRENTIAL WINS STORM TIDES L TO H FIE'I AI\OVB NOKMAL ANI) IlVAVY SURF.

AI;III(XIGII WXONNAISSANCI! AI IlCRAl'T IIAVII. IlElCN UNAIIIB TO LOCATI~A CLOSED CENTIIK SINCE MIDNIGII'C VESSEL HEPOItTS INDICATB TllAT IT IS CONTINUING IN A NOlUll NOKTIIWI!STI.Y IlII~IICPtON'11III(NGII MONA I'ASSACI! AND AT 3 AM IS ES'TIMATED TO DE NMK TIM EXTREME: EASTERN TIP OF TllB DWINICAN KIII'UI~LIC, A MORE ACCIIIIATI~ I'OSITION IS EXPECTED I'OK TllE NEXT ADVISORY. CONTINUED MOVMENT 'TWAKD TllE NOKTlt NOHllIWEST AT AIIWT 12 Mlll IS POKECAST FOR '11111 NEXT 6 IIWKS.

TllE IIURRICANE STILL IIAS WINDS OF 100 Mlll OVER A VERY SMALL AREA NEAR TllE CENTER AND IIURKICANR POKC8 WINDS EXTEND OU'IWARD ABOUT 40 MILESIN ~IRNORTHERN SINICIKCIJ:. rams EXTEND OUTWARD IO MILES To TIIE NOKTII AND FAST AND 75 MILES TO TIIE SOUTII AND WEST. LITTLE CIIANCE IN SIZE AND INI'IiNSITY IS ANCICLPATED DURING TllE NEXT 6 IlOURS.

BIIIPFING 1N TllL I'hlll OF IIURRICANE EDI'I'II SIIWLD EXERCISE CAUTION AND SMALL CRAFT IN I'UEHTO RICO TIIE VIRGIN ISIANDS AND TIlE D(M1NICAN KIiI'UI4LIC SIMJ1D KBMAIN IN PORT.

IN TllE AREA OF GALE WAKNING I'EOPU SllaILD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST STRONG WINDS IWAVY RAIN AND SURl'. YUW WILL RE PI\HTICUU\RLY IlIGll ALONG TIlB NORTlll!AST COAST OF 'I'III! DOMINICAN WI'UULIC AND ALONG TllE WEST AND SOUTHWEST COAST OF I'UEkTO KICO. INUNDATION OF LW LYING AKlSAS 1s LLKLLY. EXPRKME CAUTION SIIOUIJ) RE TAKEN IIY TllE PEOPLE IN TIIESE AREAS AND TIIEY SIIOULD 110 PREI'AMD TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY.

TllE RADAR AT ISIA VEKDli INTEHNATIONAL AIKPOK'C IlAS INDICh'l'lCD DURING TIIE NIGIIT TllAT IN GENERAL RAINFALL IIAS NOT DEEN AS IIFAM AS ANTICIPATED. AT 3 AM IIOWEVEK IT APPEARS TIIAT STKONCOK I'RECII'ITATION ECItOS ARE DEVELOPING AND HEAVY RAINFALL hMCUNTS ARE LIKELY DURING THE WEMINDER OF TIIY. NIGllT AND FRLDAY. PEOPLE IN 11'UCRTO RICO AND THE VIKGIN ISLANDS Sll0Ul.Q KEEP ADVISED OF UTEST RULIOTIN IN CONNECTION WIlll FLOODING.

THE NEXT WGUIALR ADVISOKY WILL Re ISSUED BY llIE SAN JUAN WFATllER DUREAU AT 6 AM AST.

DAVIS

12 BAN JUAN WEATHER HUREAU IIUKKICANE ADVISORY NUMIEH 14 EDI'llI 6 AM AS'P SEITEMI1IIR 27 I'WiI.

HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE CONTINUED 1:ON UONINICAN KEIVULIC EAST OF SAN I'IIDRO DA MACORIS INCIUDINC TIIE WNINSUIA DE SAMANA. IMMBDIATE PRECAUTIONS SllOULD BE TAKEN IN 'LllE ARliA OF IIURRICANR WARNING AGAINST IIURRICANE FORCI? WINUS IlEAVY RAIN STOW TIDES 4 TO 6 PEBT ABOVE NORMAL AND DANGEHOUS SURF. CAW WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR FASTERN DOMINICAN REi'UIiLIC WEST OF ntE ItUKKICANE WAUNlNG AREA Piim SANTO DCWINGO TO WERTO PMTA, GALe WARNlNGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR 'fill? WEST CWST OF I'UERTO RICO. PASSACE OF IIURRICANE EDIlll TO TllE WEST OF I'UERTO RICO IS PRODUCINC WIDIESI'WD IIEAVY RAINS OVER I'UERTO RICO AND THE VIRCIN ISIANDS. THERE IS A DEFINITE DANGER OF FLOODS ESI'ECIALLY ALONC TllE SOUTllliKN SLOPES OF VIE CENTRAL CORDILLERA. PEOPLE LIVINC NEAR RIVERS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FLOODING AND BE PREI'ARED TO MOVE TO IIIGIIER GROUND ON SHORT NOTICE. AT 6 AST.. .IOOO%. , .INRRICANE EDITH WAS ESTIMATED ON TllE IASIS OF AIRCRAFT RECONNAISSANCE SURFACE REPORTS AND UNO BASED RADAR TO UE CENTERED NEAR IATITUDE 18.4 NORTI1 LONGIWDE 69.2 WEST ON '11IE SOUTIIBAST COAST OF lllE DCNINICAN REPUBLIC ABOUT 50 MILES EAST OF SANTO DOMINCO crn AND zoo MILES WEST OF SAN JUAN rumo RICO. IT IS ESTIMATED TO ne MOVINC NOKTII NORTIIWEST AT ABWT IO MPH. CONTINUED NOR111 NORTIIWEST MOVIIMENC AT TIIE SAME OR SLIGllTLY REDUCED SPEED IS INDICATED FOR VIE NEXC 6 IIWR8. IIURRICANB EIIITII IlAS WMKliNED IN 'TllE PAST FEW lloVRS AND IIIGIIEST WINDS ARE NOW ABOUT 75 MI11 IN A SMALL AREA NEAR THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUmARD AUOUT 125 MILES TO TllE NORTII AND EAST AND 60 MILES TO TllE SWTH AND WEST. SoMe FURllIER WEAKENING IS EKI'BCI'ED tN lllE NEXT I2 IIWKS AS TllE IIURRICANE CROSSES THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. SWLL CRAFT IN I'UBRTO RICO DIE VIRGIN ISIANDS AND TIiE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SIIWLD REMAIN IN PORT. NEXT RECUIAR ADVISORY ON IIURRICANE EUITII WILL BE ISSUED BY THE SAN JUAN WEATHER BUREAU AT 12 NOON AST 16002 AND A BULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED AT 9 AM AS'C.

11009E

SAN JUAN WFATIIIIK IIUIUtAU IIUI.IEP1N FOR PRESS RADIO AND TV 7 AM AST SEPTEHUER 27 1963. A FLOOD AIJJH'P IS Btwcrw AT 7 AM FRInAy FOR ALL RIVERS IN SOUTIIEAST PUERTO RICO BEWEEN YABUCOA AND SANTA IsmcL. SAN JUAN WISIZIIIER IIUHEAU RADAR 611VdS MODERATE TO IIEAVY RAIN OVER EASTERN IVERTO RICO. NO REPORTS OF FLOODING HAVE BEEN RECEIVED UP TO '11119 IIOUR. IIW?VI$H IllrJLVY RAIN IS EXI'ECTED DURINC TllE DAY AS HURRICANE EDITH PASSES ACROSS lllE DCMlNICAN REPUBLIC TO TIIE WEST OF iviwro KICO.

ANY ADDITIONAL IlltAW WIN WILL IlHING TIlE RIVERS CLOSE TO FLOOD STAGE. SOME LOCAL FLQODINC IS LIKELY IN EASTERN PUERTO RIOO AND ALONC TllE NORTH COAST FROM MNATI RIVER EAS'WARD. PEOPLE ALONG '1111 RIVERS BEWEBN YAIlUCW AND SANTA ISABEL 81lWu) TAKE PRECAUTIONS AND MOVE TO HIQIER GROUND IF TllE RIVER8 I)ECIN TO RISE. PEOl'lJJ IN 02'111~1~AIWS OF I'UERTO RICO SHOULD LISTEN FOR TllE LATEST INFORMATION AS HEAVY RAIN MAY SPREAD OVER CENTRAL AND WESTERN I'UEKPO RICO DURING TllE DAY. PEOPLE ALONG 1111C SOlllll AND WEST COASTS OF I'UERTO RICO SIIOULI) CONTINUE TIIEIR VIGIIANCE ACAINST STORM TIDES 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORHAL AND AGAINST I)ANGISROUS SUKI. AIA PEOPLE LIVING NEAR TIIE UEACIIES ON THE SOUTI1 AND WEST CohSTS SIIWLD REMAIN IN SAFE SHELTER UNTIL TllE SEAS SUINIDIE, HOOSE

SAN JUAN WEATllER BUREAU HURRICANE BULLETIN FOR PRESS RADIO AND TV 9 AM AST SEPTEMBER 27 1963. HURRICANE WARNINCS ARK IN EFFECT FOR DOMINICAN wrunuc EAST OF SAN PEDRO DE MACORIS INCWDINC IIIE PENINSUMDE SAMANA. PRECAUTIONS SIIWW) IIE CONTINUGD IN TIIE AREA OF IRIRH?.CANE WARNING AGAINST HURRICANE FORCE WINDS HEAVY RAINS STOW TIDES 4 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL AND DANGERWS SUKF. GALE WARNINCY ARB CONTINUED FOR EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WEST OF THE IIURRICANE WARNING AREA FRDM SANTO DOMINCO TO PUERTO FUTA. GALE WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR TIlE WEST COAST OF PUERTO RICO. MODERATE TO IlEAW RAINS ARE CONTINUING OVER TIlE VIRGIN ISlANDS AND PUERTO RICO AND THEW! IS DANCER OF FLOODINC AWC THE SWTHERN BWPES OF Ill$ CENTML CORDILLEM ESPECIALLY IN SWTNWSTERN PUERTO RICO. PEOPLE LIVINC ALONG THE RIVERS SIImlb TAKE FREUUTION8 AND BE RFADY TO MOVE TO NIGllER ELEVATIONS My SHORT NOTICE. STORM TIDES 4 TO 6 FEET AllOVE NORMAL ARE STILLL FUMDINC CohSTAL AREAS FRDn MAYACUEZ TO PONCE. PEOPLE IN WESTERN AND SOUTIIWESTERN COASTAL AREAS SllOULD REMAIN IN SAFE SIIELTER UNTIL THE SEAS SUBSIDE. HICH TIDES AMNG ZHE SWnl COAST EAST OF PONCE ARE RECEDINO AND SEAS IN TIUT AREA SIIWLD RETURN TO NORMAL UTER TODAY. AT 9 AM AST., ,130OZ.. .IIURRICANE EDInl WAS ESTIMATED TO BE CENTERED NEAR 18.7 NORTH 69.3 WEST OR ABOUT 40 STATUTE MILES EAST NORlllEAST OF SANIO DOHINCO CITY AND 210 STATUTE MILES WEST OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO. NIGHEST WINDS ARE ABWT 79 MP1I NEAR TIIE CENTER AND CAWS EXTBND 125 MILES NORTII AND EAST AND 60 MILES SWTH AND WEST, EDITH IS ESTIMATED TO BE MWINC NORTH NORlliWEST AT 10 MPIl, LITTLE CIIANGE IN DIRECTION OR SPEED OF MOTION IS EXPECTED DURINC TIlE NBXT 6 HWRS. nlE HURRICANE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACRWS TllE IAND AREAS OF EASTERN DWINICAN REPUBLIC BUT S0ME REINTBN8IFICATIct4 18 LIKELY ONCE lllE CENTER MOVES OVER WATER AGAIN. SMLL CRAFT IN PUERTO RICO THE VIRCIN ISUNDS AND THE DCNINICAN REPUBLIC SHWU) WININ PORT. TIIE NEXT REGULAR ADVISORY ON HURRICANE EDITH WILL BE ISSUED BY THE SAN JUAN WEATHER BURBAU AT 12 NOON.

HWE

13 SAN JUAN WEATHER UUWU HUIIRICANE ADVISORY NUMIIER 15 EOI'lll 12 NOON AY'C SEIIEMIW 27 1963.

.HURRICANE WARNINCS ARE ClMNGEO TO CALI? WAWINOS FOR THE DCMINICAN RI

PEOPLE ON THE NORTI1 COAST OF 'ME DOMINICAN KEI'UULlC EAST OF CAM0 ISAUEU SIIMILD KEMAIN AWAY FKOM 'IIIE BEACllES UNTIL STOW TIDES AND SEAS SUBSIDE.

HEAVY RAIN HAS STOPPED OVER PUERTO KICO AIID lllERLf IS NO DANCER FROM FLOOUING AT WE PRESENT TlME. HICII TIUES AND ROUGH SEAS AWC lllE SOUTH AND WEST COAST OF I'UBKTO RICO ARE EXI'ECTED TO RE'WRN TO NOMI, TONIGHT.

AT 12 NOON AST., ,16002.. .HURRICANE EDITH liAS ESTIMATED ON THE BASIS OF AIRCRAFT WCONNAISSANCE Wl'OR'I3 TO UE CENTEWD NEAR LATITUDE 19.5 NORTH UMCITUOE 69.6 WEST M1 AUOUT 240 MILES WEST NORTllWEST OF BAN JUAN PUERTO RICO. 1T 19 MWINC NORTH NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 MM. CONTINUED NOR'CH NOKTIIWEST MOVEMENT AT THE SAME SPEED IS INDICATED FOR THE NEXT 12 llCUKS,

HICHEST WINDS ARE ABW 75 MYll IN A SMALL AREA NEAR THE CENTER. CALE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD ABOUT 125 MILES TO THE NORTH AND EAST AND so MIW TO -niE SOUTIIAND WEST, sm INTENSIFICATION IS EXPECTED INTIIE NEXT 12 HCUKB. SMALL CRAFT IN PUERPO RICO lllE VIRGIN ISIANDS AND THE DWINICAN REPUBLIC SlllllID RWIN IN PORT. NEXT RECUIAR ADVISORY CM HUKKICANE EDITH WILL BE ISSUED BY THE SAN JUAN WEATHER BUWU AT 6 PM AST 22002 AND A BULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED AT 3 M AST. HWSE

SAN JUAN WEATHER BURJhlU HUHRICANE UULLETfli FOR PRESS RADIO AND TV 3 PM AST SEPTEMBER 27 1963.

GALE WAMINCS ARE CONTINUEP FOR THE DCMINICAN REPUBLIC EAST OF A LINE FROM SANTO DdlINGO CITY TO GAB0 ISABEl.4 ON TllE NORTH COAST. GALE WARNINGS AW DISCONTINUED FOR THE WEST COAST OF WERTO RICO.

PEOPLB ON THE NORl'll COABT OF THE DOHINICAN REPUBLIC EAST OF CABO ISABELA SHOULD KEEP OFF THE BEACllES UNTIL STOW TIDES AND SEAS SUBSIDE,

AT 3 M AST., .1900Z. I .IIURRICANE EDITII WAS ESTIMTED TO BE CENTEKED NEAR LATITUDE 19.8 NORTH UMCITUDE 69.7 WEST OR ABDUT 260 MILES WEST NORTIIWEST OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO. IT IS MOVING NORZII NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 MPH. LITTLE CHANCE IN SPEED OR DIRECTION OF MOTION IS EXPECTED FOR TllE NEXT 12 HCURS. HIGHEST WINDS Ala ABOUT 75 HPH ZN A SMALL AREA NEAR THE CENTER, CALE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD ABWT 125 MILBS TO THE NORTH AND EAST AND 50 MILES TO 2118 SOUTH AND WEST. SOME INCREASE IN SIZE AND INTENSITY IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 12 HOURS. SMALL CMFT IN THE DCMINICAN REPUBLIC SHCXILD RENAIN IN PORT. NEXT REGULAR ADVISORY ON HURRICANE EDITH WILL BE ISSUED BY THE SAN JUAN WEATHER BUREAU AT 6 PN AST 22002, 11009E

BAN JUAN WEATHER BUREAU TROPICAL STOW ADVISORY NUMBER 16 EDITH 6 OM AST SEPTEMBER 27 1963. CAW WARNINGS REMAIJ4 bISPIAYED ALONG "HE NORTH COAST OF WE DCMINICAN REPUBLIC TO CABO ISABELA. GALE WARNINGS FOR THE WEST COABT OF PUERTO RICO HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE OVER TIlB DWINICAN RCFIJULIC AND AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. FLOOD WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE DOHINICAN RerunLIc METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.

FRaM VESSEL IAND STATION AND AIRCRAFT RECONNAISSANCE REPOIUS THIS AFTERNOON EDITH HAS WEAKENED.CDNSIDERADLY AND IS NO LONGER OF HURRICANE INTENSITY. AT 6 PM AST.. ,22002.. .TROPICAL STORM EDITH WAS ESTIMATED TO BE CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 20.3N AND LOWCITUDE 70.4W OR ABOUT 50 STATUTE MILES NORTII OF WERTO PUITA DdlINICAN REPUBLIC AND 310 STATUTE MILE9 WEST NORTHWEST OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO. IT NCW APPEARS TO BE MOVINC TOWARD TIlE NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THIS FTrlUTION AND AT THE SAME SPEED FOR THE NEXT 12 HCUW WITH INDICATIONS OF A RECURVE TOWARD THE NORTH AFIER THIS PERIOD, NO IMPORT, . C?l;NCB -Y '.-a BUT A SLIGHT INCRJ~ASE IN INTENSITY IS LIKELY IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HLCHRST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 55 MILES PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIER SQUALU NEAR THE CEWTER AND CALE WINDS EXTEND 125 MIUS IN THE NORTH AND EAST QUADRANTS AND 50 MI186 IN THE SOUTH, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDITH WILL PASS NEAR GRAND TUW ISLAND DURING THE NIGHT WITH GALE8 IN THE ENTIRE CAICOS ISIANDS GROUP.

SHIPPING IN THE PAM OF TROPICAL STORM EDITH SHCULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND SMALL CRAFT IN THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAUB AND ALONC ME NORTH COAST OF HAITI AND DCMINICAN REPUBLIC SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. lllE NEXT RECUIAR ADVISORY GN TROPICAL STOIM EDITH WILL BE ISSUED BY THE MIAMI WEATHER BUREAU AT I1 PM EST.. .04002.

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14 IIEAVY MINS CONI'INUII OVKK 'lllli I)l!+ll NICAN KIII'UIILlC ANI) b'laOOll WAKNINCS IIAVA IlKlIN ISSIII~II IiY 'Illl! 1)IHINICAN REI'UUIJC WCEOROLOCICAL SERVICE.

'11IE STOW IlAS IlIIlIN SLW 'PO Kl~:~;l~Nl~:KA'l'l~:ANI) 'TO ASSUMII A CONSIS TIINP MOVCMIINP AkVPIIH I'PS I'ASSACB OVI1K IAND. IT NOW AI'PEAKS TO BE MWINC TWAKI) 'TIU NOH'LIIWIIS'P AT AIIWI' 7 MI'II. IIICIIIY'P WINDS ARE ES'PIMA'PIIU 55 MI'II IN A VliW SqUAI.I,S NllAK 'I'lll

SIIII'I'INC IN Till< S'POIW I'A'lll SIICUIJ) EXEKCISH CAUTION. SMALL CMFT IN 'l11E SOUTIILASTEM IIAIHMAS AND ALONG TllE NOR'lll COAST OF HAITI AND 'RIB DMINICAN WIIWIIIJC SII(Kfll) IWMAIN IN I'OHT. TllE NEXT RI~CUIARAUVISOHY ON 'PIWICAI, S'LWM EDI'PII WILL 11E ISSUllU UY TllE MIAMI WEAIIIER UUKEAU AT 5 AM EST. MOOKE

MIAMI WEA'lIIEK IIUKI1AU TKOI'ICAI, S'I'OM ADVISORY NUMBER IH EDI'PII 5 AM l1ST SAPUKDAY SIIPl'F34llER 28 IYG3. AT 5 AM EST.. , IOUIJ%.,.TIWICAI, fi'roiw wrtii WAS CENTEKI~DAuwr 35 MIWS SCUTII OF TURKS ISIAND NKAK IATITUUE 2 I NORTH LONGITUDE 7 I WEST. IT WAS MOVlNG 'T(klAHI) '11111 NOH'LIIWCS'P AIIUU'I' 0 Mlll.

EDIT~IIIAS CON'TINUIID TO WIUKISNANI) III~:IIW~WINDS AIW KSTIMRPED 35 TO 45 MPII IN squALu WITIIIN J', MIIAS OF TIIE CENCER. lllE SLOW NOR'llIWI~PWAKD DI~1l~'CIS l1Xl'lI(XW 'TO GONTINUl< WI'PII LITT1,E CIIANCI IN SIZE OR INTENSITY TODAY MUT SOHE INCWSB IN INTENSITY IS IdKELY 'CONICII'C. SMALL CRAI'P IN '1118 IXTIU!ME I~ASl'IIW IlAlIAMAS AND ALONG 'Ill11 NOH'RI COAST OF IIAI'PI AND DWINICAN REPVIILIC SllCULD NOT VENTUKB PAR PRW PORT. nro NEXT ADVISOIIY WILL ills ISSUI

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MIAMI WEAl111~K IIUREAU 'I'IIOI'IMI. S'T(1IW AUVISOHY NUMIIIK 19 EDI'111 11 AM EST SATURDAY SEITEMUER 28 1963 AT I I AM EST., , 1600%. .:PIIOI'ICAI. STOW BDI'III WAS CENPBWU NllAK IATITIIDE 21.5 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 72.2 WKST MWINa TDWARD TIM NOWllWEST AT 7 MI'II. TllIS I'OSITI(M IS ANWP H5 STA'~U1'E MIIBS SOU11IINST OF MAYAGUANA IN TllE UAI!AMAS, IIICIII'ST WINDS AIU 34 'TO 45 ML'II IN SQUAl.lS WI'LIIIN 35 MILES OF TllE CENTER. GUSTS UP 'TO 38 MPll IIAVE UEEN REPORTED ON TURKS ISUND AND UP TO 46 Mlll AT SOU'III CAICOS, 111~YLW NOH'IIIWIISTWAIU)UKIP'C IS EXI'PCTED TO CONTINUE UUKXNC ni~NBXT 12 iiwffi WITII SOHE FURTIIER DECKEASE IN INTENSITY LIKELY. SMALL CMFT IN 21111 S~W'11llAS'~l~KNIIAIIAMAS SIIOULD KFMIN IN SAFE IHRUOR. TIIE NEXT ADVISORY ON *cKniwAL s'rnw ED~IWILL IIE ISSU~DIIY THE MIAMI wwnmR numu AT 5 PM EST. DUNN

MIAMI WEATIIER nuwu 'TROPICAL DIIWCSSION ADVISORY NUMIINK 20 EDITII 5 PM EST SATURDAY sxrTmnER 28 1963.

AT 5 pH EST.. .2200%., .TIIOI'ICAL DEPIWSSION EDI'PII WAS CENTEKEO IN AI'PROXIMATELY IATITUDE 22.8 NORTll AND LONOITUDE 72.0 WEST MOVING NORTIWEST OR NOIWI NOK'lIlWI!S'P AT 7 MIII. 'l1IIS POSITION IS AIJCUT 70 STATUTE MILES NOKTIIEAST OF MAYAGUANA IN TllE RAILWAS. 'lltE CENTER IIAS UEGW. VERY DIFFUSED AND IS DIFFICUCP TO LOCATE I'HECISELY. IlICllBST SUSTAINED WINDS AM1 30 TO 3H MI'II IN A FEW SQUAUs NEAR TllE CENTER AND MOSTLY IN TllE EASTERN SEMICIRCLE. WRKS ISUND INS nEEN HEPORTING llll< STKONGllST WINI)S THIS APTEMM)N WI'RI S'TMUY WINDS OF 37 MPll FOR SEVERAL IICURS AND GUSTS TO 51 MPII. THE DEI'KESSION MAY KIIMAIN EVIDllNT FOR 24 IlCURS OR MORE AND DKIFC IN A NORTIIEKLY AND UTER NORTIIEASTERLY DIRECTION MUT NO INTENSIFICATION IS EXPECTED. SMALL CRAFT IN TIM SOUTIIEI\STEIW IIAIHMAS SIIWID RI*EMIN IN SAFE IHKIIOK. NO FUR'IIIIIR ADVISORIES WILL llE ISSUI

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