National Hurricane Center Hurricane Camille Advisory 4

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER  MIAMI

ADVISORY NO. 4  6 AM  EDT  FRIDAY  AUGUST 15, 1969

...CAMILLE HEADS TOWARD EXTREME WESTERN CUBA...

AT 6 AM EDT...1000 Z... TROPICAL STORM CAMILLE WAS NEAR LATITUDE 20.8 NORTH LONGITUDE 83.7 WEST OR ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAPE SAN ANTONIO CUBA. THE STORM IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED 70 MPH NEAR THE CENTER AND GALES EXTEND OUT 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER.

INDICATIONS ARE THAT CAMILLE WILL REACH HURRICANE FORCE THIS MORNING AND REACH EXTREME WESTERN CUBA AROUND NOON OR A LITTLE LATER. TIDES UP TO 6 FEET WILL OCCUR ON BOTH COASTS WHERE THE CENTER CROSSES EXTREME WESTERN CUBA. RAINS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER THE ISLE OF PINES AND THAT PORTION OF CUBA WEST OF HAVANNA.

A SLIGHT TURN TO MORE NORTHERLY MOVEMENT IS EXPECTED AFTER CAMILLE PASSES CUBA AND ENTERS THE GULF OF MEXICO LATER TODAY. SMALL CRAFT AROUND THE FLORIDA KEYS SHOULD NOT VENTURE FAR FROM SHORE AND THOSE AROUND WESTERN CUBA SHOULD BE IN SAFE HARBOR.

REPEATING THE 6AM POSITION...20.8 NORTH...83.7 WEST.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT NOON EDT WITH A BULLETIN AT 9AM.

KRAFT