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Hurricane OLAF (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM OLAF FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  17
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP152003
0900Z TUE OCT 07 2003
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM PUNTA SAN TELMO TO
CABO CORRIENTES. 
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 19.3N 104.6W AT 07/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  25 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH OR 350 DEGREES AT   5 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  997 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  50 KT WITH GUSTS TO  60 KT.
50 KT....... 20NE  20SE  20SW  20NW.
34 KT....... 30NE  40SE  40SW  40NW.
12 FT SEAS..  0NE  60SE  60SW  60NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
 
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 19.3N 104.6W AT 07/0900Z
AT 07/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 19.0N 104.6W
 
FORECAST VALID 07/1800Z 20.2N 104.8W...INLAND
MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
34 KT... 20NE  30SE  30SW  30NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 08/0600Z 21.5N 105.1W...INLAND
MAX WIND  25 KT...GUSTS  35 KT.
 
FORECAST VALID 08/1800Z 23.0N 105.5W...INLAND...DISSIPATING
MAX WIND  20 KT...GUSTS  25 KT.
 
FORECAST VALID 09/0600Z...DISSIPATED
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 19.3N 104.6W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 07/1500Z
 
FORECASTER PASCH 
 
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