National Hurricane Center Hurricane Camille Advisory 5

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER  MIAMI

ADVISORY NO. 5 12 NOON EDT  FRIDAY  AUGUST 15, 1969

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

AT NOON EDT...1600Z... HURRICANE CAMILLE WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 21.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.9 WEST OR ABOUT 400 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MIAMI AND PASSING ABOUT 60 MILES WEST OF THE ISLE OF PINES. CAMILLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHWEST AT 9 MPH. HIGHEST WINDS ARE NOW ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 100 MPH OVER A SMALL AREA NEAR THE CENTER AND GALES EXTEND OUT 125 MILES TO THE NORTH AND 50 MILES TO THE SOUTH OVER WATER AREAS.

SURFACE OBSERVATIONS OVER CUBA AND SATELLITE PICTURES INDICATE THAT CAMILLE IS TURNING TO A MORE NORTHERLY COURSE AND ESSA RECONNAISSANCE FOUND MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR 100 MPH DURING THE MORNING. CAMILLE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ON A NORTHERLY COURSE FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.

CAMILLE SHOULD REACH WESTERN CUBA AROUND NOON OR A LITTLE LATER AND PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY FOR RAPIDLY INCREASING WINDS REACHING HURRICANE FORCE BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND TIDES UP TO 8 FEET ON THE SOUTHWEST COAST. RAINS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY OVER THE ISLE OF PINES AND THAT PORTION OF CUBA WEST OF HAVANA.

THE TURN TO A MORE NORTHERLY COURSE AND INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED WILL BRING CAMILLE INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO BY EVENING. SMALL CRAFT AROUND THE FLORIDA KEYS SHOULD NOT VENTURE FAR FROM SHORE AND THOSE AROUND WESTERN CUBA SHOULD BE IN SAFE HARBOR. THE HURRICANE WILL LOSE SOME INTENSITY AS IT CROSSES LAND BUT SHOULD REGAIN INTENSITY RATHER RAPIDLY AFTER IT MOVES INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO.

REPEATING THE NOON EDT POSITION...21.2 NORTH...83.9 WEST.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 6 PM EDT WITH A BULLETIN AT 3 PM EDT.

HERBERT