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Hurricane IRENE (Text)

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HURRICANE IRENE FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  48...CORRECTED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL092005
1500Z TUE AUG 16 2005

...CORRECTED ABSORBED POSITION...

HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 36.7N  62.4W AT 16/1500Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  30 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE EAST OR  80 DEGREES AT   9 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  983 MB
EYE DIAMETER  20 NM
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  75 KT WITH GUSTS TO  90 KT.
64 KT....... 20NE  20SE  20SW   0NW.
50 KT....... 30NE  50SE  50SW  30NW.
34 KT....... 70NE 100SE 100SW  70NW.
12 FT SEAS..150NE 150SE 100SW 100NW.
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 36.7N  62.4W AT 16/1500Z
AT 16/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 36.6N  62.9W
 
FORECAST VALID 17/0000Z 37.2N  60.9W
MAX WIND  70 KT...GUSTS  85 KT.
64 KT... 20NE  20SE  20SW   0NW.
50 KT... 30NE  50SE  50SW  30NW.
34 KT... 70NE 100SE 100SW  70NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 17/1200Z 38.3N  58.8W
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT... 20NE  20SE  20SW   0NW.
50 KT... 30NE  50SE  50SW  30NW.
34 KT... 70NE 100SE 100SW  70NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 18/0000Z 41.0N  54.5W...BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT...  0NE  75SE   0SW   0NW.
34 KT... 75NE 150SE 100SW  50NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 18/1200Z 46.0N  48.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT...  0NE 100SE   0SW   0NW.
34 KT...125NE 225SE 150SW  50NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 19/1200Z 55.0N  36.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT...200NE 325SE 200SW   0NW.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 20/1200Z...ABSORBED
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 36.7N  62.4W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 16/2100Z
 
FORECASTER PASCH
 
 
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