From Advisory Number 12A
...CORE OF BETA GRADUALLY NEARING THE EAST COAST OF NICARAGUA...
WEATHER EXPECTED TO WORSEN...
AT 8 PM EDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BETA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 13.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.6 WEST OR ABOUT 90 MILES...
155 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CABO GRACIAS A DIOS ON THE NICARAGUA/
HONDURAS BORDER AND ABOUT 55 MILES... 90 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
PUERTO CABEZAS NICARAGUA.
BETA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 5 MPH...7 KM/HR...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS
MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CORE OF HURRICANE BETA NEAR THE NORTHEASTERN
COAST OF NICARAGUA AND THE NEARBY ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY
SUNDAY.
REPEATING THE 8 PM EDT POSITION...13.8 N... 82.6 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 90 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 979 MB.
<img src="http://www.pronetworks.org/forum/images/smiles/source.jpg"> NOAA/NHC

