8/20/99 8AM... ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR PASSING SOUTH OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS...

8/20/99 4PM ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR BECOMES TROPICAL STORM CINDY...

8/20/99 11PM ...CINDY A TROPICAL STORM AT 45MPH... EXPECTED TO BE A HURRICANE THIS WEEKEND...

8/21/99 11AM ...CINDY STRENGTHENING AT 65MPH...

8/21/99 5PM ...CINDY STRENGTHENING AT 70MPH...

6/22/99 1AM... ...CINDY BECOMES A HURRICANE IN THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC...

6/22/99 10AM... ...CINDY BECOMES A HURRICANE IN THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC...

8/22/99 5PM... CINDY DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM ...

8/23/99 11AM ...CINDY MAINTAINING INTENSITY OVER THE FAR EASTERN ATLANTIC...

5 PM AST TUE AUG 24 1999 ...CINDY BEGINS TO STRENGTHEN IN THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC...NO THREAT TO LAND.

5 AM AST WED AUG 25 1999 ...CINDY CONTINUES MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC...

5 PM AST WED AUG 25 1999 ...CINDY CLOSE TO HURRICANE STRENGTH BUT NO IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LAND...

8/26/99 8AM ...ALTHROUGH NOW A HURRICANE...CINDY POSING NO THREAT TO LAND...

11 PM AST THU AUG 26 1999 ...CINDY CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN...BUT NO THREAT TO LAND...

8/27/99 5AM ...90 MPH CINDY CONTINUES MOVING NORTHWEST OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC...

8/27/99 5PM ...105MPH CINDY MOVING NORTHWEST OVER OPEN WATERS...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 PM AST FRI AUG 27 1999 ...CINDY BECOMES SECOND MAJOR HURRICANE OF THE SEASON... MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS MAKES CINDY A CATEGORY 3 ON THE SAFFIR/SIMPSON SCALE. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 AM AST SAT AUG 28 1999 ...POWERFUL CINDY CONTINUES NORTHWEST OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC... ...MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR NEAR 130 MPH...

11 AM AST SAT AUG 28 1999 ...CINDY A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE... CINDY HAS CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN THIS MORNING AND IS NOW A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE...THE SECOND OF THE SEASON TO REACH THIS INTENSITY...MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 140 MPH...220 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

5 PM AST SAT AUG 28 1999 ...CINDY MOVING OVER OPEN WATERS OF THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC... CINDY IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 140 MPH...220 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...

5 AM AST SUN AUG 29 1999 ...CINDY RECURVING...HEADING TOWARD THE NORTH ATLANTIC...MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 125 MPH...205 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

5 PM AST SUN AUG 29 1999 ..CINDY EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD OVER OPEN WATERS...

5 PM AST MON AUG 30 1999 ...90MPH CINDY POSES NO THREAT TO LAND AREAS...