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Tropical Storm GAMMA (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM GAMMA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  17
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL272005
0300Z SUN NOV 20 2005
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BAY ISLANDS OF
HONDURAS.
 
INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA SHOULD MONITOR
THE PROGRESS OF GAMMA.
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 16.6N  84.5W AT 20/0300Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR  50 DEGREES AT   5 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1005 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  40 KT WITH GUSTS TO  50 KT.
34 KT....... 90NE   0SE   0SW  90NW.
12 FT SEAS..120NE  30SE  30SW 120NW.
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 16.6N  84.5W AT 20/0300Z
AT 20/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 16.4N  84.7W
 
FORECAST VALID 20/1200Z 17.3N  84.2W
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
34 KT... 90NE   0SE   0SW  90NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 21/0000Z 18.4N  84.1W
MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
34 KT... 90NE   0SE   0SW  90NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 21/1200Z 19.5N  83.1W
MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
34 KT... 90NE  60SE  20SW  60NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 22/0000Z 20.7N  80.6W
MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
34 KT... 75NE  90SE  50SW   0NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 23/0000Z 21.0N  73.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  30 KT...GUSTS  40 KT.
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 325 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
 
OUTLOOK VALID 24/0000Z...ABSORBED BY FRONT
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 16.6N  84.5W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 20/0900Z
 
FORECASTER KNABB
 
 
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