National Hurricane Center Hurricane Camille Bulletin 3

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER  MIAMI

BULLETIN  3 AM  EDT   FRIDAY   AUGUST 15, 1969

...CAMILLE PLODDING TOWARD THE ISLE OF PINES AND EXTREME WESTERN CUBA...

AT 3 AM THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CAMILLE WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.5 NORTH... LONGITUDE 83.0 WEST OR ABOUT 60 MILES SOUTH OF THE ISLE OF PINES. THE STORM IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHWEST ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS MOVEMENT TODAY.

HIGHEST WINDS ARE ESTIMATED 65 MPH NEAR THE CENTER AND GALES SHOULD ALREADY BE FELT ON THE SOUTH COAST OF THE ISLE OF PINES. CAMILE IS EXPECTED TO REACH HURRICANE FORCE THIS MORNING.

ALL INTERESTS IN WESTERN CUBA AND THE ISLE OF PINES SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST GALE AND POSSIBLY HURRICANE FORCE WINDS...HEAVY RAINS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES... AND HIGH TIDES OF UP TO 6 FEET.

SMALL CRAFT AROUND THE FLORIDA KEYS SHOULD NOT VENTURE FAR FROM PORT AND THOSE AROUND WESTERN CUBA SHOULD BE IN SAFE HARBOR.

REPEATING THE 3 AM EDT POSITION... 20.5 NORTH...83.0 WEST.

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

PELISSIER