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HURRICANE HELENE FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  42
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL082006
2100 UTC FRI SEP 22 2006
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 35.4N  53.0W AT 22/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  30 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR  50 DEGREES AT  18 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  980 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  65 KT WITH GUSTS TO  80 KT.
64 KT....... 30NE  45SE  15SW  30NW.
50 KT....... 75NE  90SE  30SW  75NW.
34 KT.......200NE 200SE 120SW 200NW.
12 FT SEAS..400NE 300SE 350SW 400NW.
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 35.4N  53.0W AT 22/2100Z
AT 22/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 34.9N  53.9W
 
FORECAST VALID 23/0600Z 36.8N  50.1W
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT... 90NE 120SE  75SW  90NW.
34 KT...200NE 240SE 200SW 240NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 23/1800Z 38.4N  45.3W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT... 60NE  60SE  60SW  75NW.
50 KT...100NE 120SE 120SW 150NW.
34 KT...200NE 240SE 240SW 240NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 24/0600Z 40.3N  40.5W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT... 60NE  60SE  60SW  75NW.
50 KT...120NE 120SE 120SW 150NW.
34 KT...300NE 300SE 240SW 300NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 24/1800Z 42.2N  36.1W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT...150NE 150SE 120SW 120NW.
34 KT...360NE 360SE 300SW 300NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 25/1800Z 47.0N  28.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT...150NE 150SE 120SW 120NW.
34 KT...360NE 360SE 300SW 300NW.
 
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 26/1800Z 51.0N  20.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 27/1800Z 55.0N  14.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 35.4N  53.0W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 23/0300Z
 
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FORECASTER RHOME/KNABB
 
 
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