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HURRICANE GORDON FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  36
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL072006
2100 UTC TUE SEP 19 2006
 
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE AZORES ISLANDS. A
HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO
PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 37.9N  31.6W AT 19/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE EAST OR  90 DEGREES AT  29 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  979 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  75 KT WITH GUSTS TO  90 KT.
64 KT....... 25NE  35SE  35SW  25NW.
50 KT....... 40NE  60SE  60SW  40NW.
34 KT....... 75NE 100SE 150SW 150NW.
12 FT SEAS..200NE 225SE 225SW 200NW.
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 37.9N  31.6W AT 19/2100Z
AT 19/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 37.8N  33.5W
 
FORECAST VALID 20/0600Z 38.1N  26.0W
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT... 15NE  30SE  30SW  15NW.
50 KT... 40NE  60SE  60SW  40NW.
34 KT... 75NE 100SE 150SW 150NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 20/1800Z 39.0N  18.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT... 40NE  60SE  60SW  40NW.
34 KT...100NE 140SE 150SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 21/0600Z 42.1N  10.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT...125NE 175SE 175SW 125NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 22/1800Z...ABSORBED BY FRONTAL SYSTEM
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 37.9N  31.6W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 20/0300Z
 
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FORECASTER AVILA
 
 
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