16-19 November 1994 (Figure 40) 



While still located over southern Florida, Tropical Storm "Gordon's" inter- 

 action with a strong Canadian high pressure system produced northeasterly 

 winds of 15 m/sec at 1816 EST on 16 November. Crossing Florida into the 

 Atlantic, "Gordon" was located approximately 560 km south of Cape 

 Hatteras, NC, on the morning of 17 November. Continuing to intensify, 

 "Gordon" had, by early 18 November, been upgraded to a hurricane, before 

 turning south to rapidly weaken and finally dissipate. The maximum H mo 

 (at Gauge 630) reached 5.0 m (T = 12.8 sec) at 2342 EST on 17 November 

 before the gauge broke free from its mooring. Minimum atmospheric 

 pressure at the FRF was 1005 mb. There was 192 mm precipitation. 



Atmospheric Pres 



15 16 17 18 19 20 21 



NOVEMBER, 1994 



Figure 40. Data for 16-19 November 1994 Hurricane "Gordon" 



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