National Hurricane Center Hurricane Camille Advisory 2

by National Hurricane Center

'''NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER   MIAMI'''

ADVISORY NO. 2   6 PM EDT   THURSDAY  AUGUST 14, 1969

...YOUNG CAMILLE ADVANCES SLOWLY TOWARD THE GULF OF MEXICO...

NO FURTHER REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE DEVELOPING CENTRAL AREAS OF CAMILLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND BOTH THE MOVEMENT AND PRESENT INTENSITY MUST BE INFERRED FROM ISLAND STATION REPORTS.  AT 6 PM EDT...2200Z...CAMILLE WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY AT LATITUDE 19.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.0 WEST OR ABOUT 440 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF MIAMI.  IT IS APPARENTLY MOVING NORTHWEST ABOUT 12 MPH.  BASED UPON THE ESSA 9 SATELLITE PICTURE JUST RECEIVED THE STORM HAS NOT SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED IN INTENSITY DURING THE LAST 6 HOURS AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 60 TO 65 MPH OVER A SMALL AREA NEAR THE CENTER.  GALES EXTEND OUTWARD 70 TO 100 MILES IN THE NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE OF THE STORM.

INDICATIONS ARE THAT CAMILLE WILL PASS NEAR THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA TONIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY MORNING MOVING NORTHWESTWARD ABOUT 10 TO 12 MPH.  WHILE IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE WHAT FURTHER LAND AREAS MAY BE AFFECTED BY THIS STORM THE STEERING CURRENTS INDICATE THE LIKELIHOOD OF A TURN TO A SLIGHTLY MORE NORTHERLY COURSE FRIDAY. THIS WOULD CARRY THE CENTER INTO THE EAST CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO THIS WEEK END.

ALL INTERESTS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS AND SHIPPING IN THE VICINITY OF THE YUCATAN CHANNEL AND THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR FURTHER ADVICES CONCERNING THE DEVELOPMENT AND MOVEMENT OF CAMILLE.  WHILE THIS IS A VERY SMALL STORM AT PRESENT...CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT.

ALL INTERESTS IN WESTERN CUBA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINDS OF GALE FORCE IN SQUALLS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINS AND FLASH FLOODS TONIGHT WITH TIDES ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COASTLINE 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL.

REPEATING THE 6 PM EDT POSITION...19.9 NORTH...83.0 WEST.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT MIDNIGHT EDT.

SIMPSON