Hurricane GORDON

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HURRICANE GORDON FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  31
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL072006
1500 UTC MON SEP 18 2006
 
INTERESTS IN THE AZORES SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF GORDON.  A
TROPICAL STORM WATCH OR WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY.
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 37.3N  47.6W AT 18/1500Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR  55 DEGREES AT  17 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  980 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  80 KT WITH GUSTS TO 100 KT.
64 KT....... 25NE  30SE  25SW   0NW.
50 KT....... 40NE  50SE  40SW  30NW.
34 KT....... 80NE  90SE  80SW  60NW.
12 FT SEAS..200NE 180SE 150SW 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 37.3N  47.6W AT 18/1500Z
AT 18/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 36.9N  48.8W
 
FORECAST VALID 19/0000Z 38.1N  43.9W
MAX WIND  70 KT...GUSTS  85 KT.
64 KT... 25NE  30SE  25SW   0NW.
50 KT... 40NE  50SE  40SW  30NW.
34 KT... 80NE  90SE  80SW  60NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 19/1200Z 38.5N  37.5W
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT...  0NE  30SE  30SW   0NW.
50 KT... 50NE  70SE  70SW  40NW.
34 KT...100NE 125SE 125SW  80NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 20/0000Z 38.8N  30.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT... 50NE  75SE  75SW  40NW.
34 KT...100NE 150SE 150SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 20/1200Z 39.9N  21.5W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT... 50NE  75SE  75SW  40NW.
34 KT...100NE 150SE 150SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 21/1200Z...DISSIPATED
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 37.3N  47.6W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 18/2100Z
 
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FORECASTER AVILA/LANDSEA
 
 
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