AT 11 AM AST THE EYE OF HURRICANE DANIELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.0 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 40.2 WEST OR ABOUT 1240 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES. DANIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTH AND THEN TO THE NORTHEAST IS ANTICIPATED. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 970 MB OR 28.64 INCHES.
