National Hurricane Center Hurricane Camille Advisory 3

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER  MIAMI

ADVISORY NO. 3  12 MIDNIGHT EDT   FRIDAY AUGUST 15, 1969

...CAMILLE TAKES A MORE NORTHERLY COURSE...

A NAVY RECONNAISSANCE PLANE LATE THIS EVENING INDICATED THAT CAMILLE IS MOVING ON A MORE NORTHERLY COURSE THAN INDICATED IN THE PREVIOUS ADVICES. AT MIDNIGHT EDT...0400Z...THE CENTER OF THE STORM WAS RELOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.4 WEST. THIS POSITION IS 410 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF MIAMI AND AROUND 85 MILES SOUTH OF THE SOUTH COAST OF THE ISLE OF PINES.

THERE HAS BEEN NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN INTENSITY AND MAXIMUM WINDS ARE 60 TO 65 MPH NEAR THE CENTER.

CAMILLE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTH NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH SWEEPING ACROSS THE ISLE OF PINES EARLY FRIDAY AND WESTERN CUBA LATER IN THE DAY. GALE WINDS...HIGH TIDES...AND HEAVY RAINS WILL BEGIN ON THE ISLE OF PINES LATER TONIGHT AND THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF CUBA FRIDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS FAVOR SOME INTENSIFICATION AND WINDS COULD ATTAIN HURRICANE FORCE BEFORE CAMILLE MOVES INLAND.

INTEREST IN THE FLORIDA KEYS SHOULD KEEP IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH FUTURE ADVISORIES AND BULLETINS. SMALL BOATS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS SHOULD NOT VENTURE INTO OPEN WATER.

REPEATING THE MIDNIGHT EDT POSITION...20.3 NORTH...82.4 WEST.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 6 AM EDT WITH AN INTERMEDIATE BULLETIN AT 3 AM EDT.

FRANK