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Hurricane Leslie is still drifting northward, centered on this Friday morning over the Atlantic Ocean about 415 miles south-southeast of Bermuda. A Tropical Storm Watch continues in effect for that island.

Maximum sustained winds are 75 mph, a Category One hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Some gradual strengthening is possible on Saturday and Saturday Night. Its northward movement is expected to be slightly faster on Saturday. Swells generated by Leslie will continue to affect Bermuda, the U.S. East Coast from Central Florida northward, the northern Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands for several more days. A NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft is scheduled to investigate Leslie later this morning.

Meanwhile, Hurricane Michael is also drifting northward, centered this morning over the open waters of the Atlantic Ocean more than 900 miles west-southwest of the Azores. Maximum sustained winds are 105 mph, a Category Two hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Gradual weakening is expected during the next 48 hours as it turms toward the northwest. **Michael is not a threat to land.**

NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM EDT THU SEP 6 2012

FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO...

THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON HURRICANE LESLIE...LOCATED ABOUT 440 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF BERMUDA...AND ON HURRICANE MICHAEL...LOCATED ABOUT 1020 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST
OF THE AZORES.

1. SHOWER ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER THE NORTH-CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO HAS NOT BECOME ANY BETTER ORGANIZED SINCE YESTERDAY...AND IF THIS TREND CONTINUES...THE RECONNAISSANCE MISSION SCHEDULED FOR LATER TODAY WILL BE CANCELLED.
THIS WEATHER SYSTEM IS DRIFTING SOUTHWARD AND STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME DEVELOPMENT DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO BEFORE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS BECOME UNFAVORABLE. THIS SYSTEM HAS A MEDIUM CHANCE...40 PERCENT...OF BECOMING A TROPICAL CYCLONE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.