Hurricane GORDON

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HURRICANE GORDON FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  24
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL072006
2100 UTC SAT SEP 16 2006
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 31.7N  54.0W AT 16/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST OR 340 DEGREES AT   3 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  987 MB
EYE DIAMETER  15 NM
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  65 KT WITH GUSTS TO  80 KT.
64 KT....... 20NE   0SE  20SW  20NW.
50 KT....... 50NE  50SE  40SW  40NW.
34 KT....... 90NE  90SE  70SW  90NW.
12 FT SEAS..160NE 160SE 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 31.7N  54.0W AT 16/2100Z
AT 16/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 31.6N  53.9W
 
FORECAST VALID 17/0600Z 32.6N  53.6W
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT... 20NE   0SE  20SW  20NW.
50 KT... 50NE  50SE  40SW  40NW.
34 KT... 90NE  90SE  70SW  90NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 17/1800Z 34.3N  52.3W
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT... 20NE   0SE  20SW  20NW.
50 KT... 40NE  40SE  40SW  40NW.
34 KT... 80NE  90SE  80SW  80NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 18/0600Z 36.6N  49.6W
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT... 40NE  40SE  40SW  40NW.
34 KT... 80NE  80SE  80SW  80NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 18/1800Z 38.6N  44.6W
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT... 30NE  40SE  30SW  30NW.
34 KT... 80NE 100SE  80SW  80NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 19/1800Z 39.5N  32.5W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT... 30NE  50SE  30SW  30NW.
34 KT... 80NE 120SE  80SW  80NW.
 
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 20/1800Z...ABSORBED BY FRONT
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 31.7N  54.0W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 17/0300Z
 
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FORECASTER MAINELLI/BEVEN
 
 
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