National Hurricane Center Hurricane Camille Advisory 1

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER  MIAMI

ADVISORY NO. 1  1 PM EDT   THURSDAY  AUGUST 14, 1969

...TROPICAL STORM CAMILLE FORMS RAPIDLY NEAR GRAND CAYMAN IN THE CARIBBEAN...

A NAVY RECON PLANE RECONNOITERING A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE CARIBBEAN THIS MORNING ENCOUNTERED A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING DEPRESSION WHICH REACHED STORM INTENSITY WHILE TEH AIRCRAFT WAS STILL IN THE AREA.

AT 1 PM EDT...1700Z... THE NEW STORM ... TO BE KNOWN AS CAMILLE... WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.3 WEST. THIS IS ABOUT 60 MILES WEST OF GRAND CAYMAN OR 480 MILES SOUTH OF MIAMI.

CAMILLE IS MOVING WEST NORTHWESTWARD 12 TO 14 MPH WITH STRONGEST WINDS ABOUT 60 MPH OVER A VERY SMALL AREA NEAR THE CENTER.

CAMILLE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ON A CURVING PATH TO THE NORTHWEST REACHING THE VACINITY OF THE WEST TIP OF CUBA EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS FAVOR RAPID INTENSIFICATION OF THIS YOUNG STORM.

GALE FORCE WINDS IN SQUALLS WILL AFFECT THE ISLE OF PINES BY MIDNIGHT AND EXTREME WEST CUBA BEFORE DAYBREAK TOMORROW. TIDES ON THE SOUTH COAST OF CUBA WILL RANGE 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL...AND HEAVY RAINS MAY AFFECT MUCH OF WEST CUBA.

THE FUTURE COURSE AND DEVELOPMENT OF CAMILLE WILL NOT BECOME CLEAR UNTIL FURTHER RECONNAISSANCE IS COMPLETED LATER THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER ALL INTERESTS IN SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE KEYS SHOULD BE ALERT TO ADVICES LATER TODAY WHICH MAY REQUIRE RAPID PROTECTIVE ACTION IN SOME AREAS.

REPEATING THE 1 PM EDT POSITION...19.3 NORTH...82.3 WEST.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 6 PM EDT TODAY.

SIMPSON