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HURRICANE GORDON FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  19
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL072006
1500 UTC FRI SEP 15 2006
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 31.1N  53.3W AT 15/1500Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  30 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR  50 DEGREES AT   6 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  973 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  85 KT WITH GUSTS TO 105 KT.
64 KT....... 20NE  20SE  30SW  30NW.
50 KT....... 40NE  50SE  60SW  60NW.
34 KT....... 80NE  90SE  90SW  90NW.
12 FT SEAS..160NE 120SE 120SW 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 31.1N  53.3W AT 15/1500Z
AT 15/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 31.1N  53.3W
 
FORECAST VALID 16/0000Z 31.8N  52.7W
MAX WIND  75 KT...GUSTS  90 KT.
64 KT... 20NE  20SE  30SW  30NW.
50 KT... 40NE  50SE  60SW  60NW.
34 KT... 80NE  90SE  90SW  90NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 16/1200Z 32.5N  52.3W
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT... 30NE  30SE  20SW  20NW.
50 KT... 50NE  50SE  50SW  50NW.
34 KT... 80NE  90SE  90SW  90NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 17/0000Z 33.5N  51.5W
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT... 50NE  50SE  40SW  40NW.
34 KT...100NE 120SE 100SW  90NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 17/1200Z 35.3N  49.7W
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT... 30NE  50SE  50SW  30NW.
34 KT... 75NE 150SE 120SW  75NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 18/1200Z 39.5N  42.0W
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT... 20NE  60SE  60SW  20NW.
34 KT... 75NE 150SE 120SW  75NW.
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 225 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 300 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
 
OUTLOOK VALID 19/1200Z 42.5N  31.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 20/1200Z 45.0N  20.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 31.1N  53.3W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 15/2100Z
 
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FORECASTER MAINELLI/BEVEN
 
 
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