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HURRICANE HELENE SPECIAL FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  45
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL082006
1200 UTC SAT SEP 23 2006
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 37.4N  47.2W AT 23/1200Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  30 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST OR  60 DEGREES AT  22 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  970 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  80 KT WITH GUSTS TO 100 KT.
64 KT.......  0NE 115SE 115SW  90NW.
50 KT....... 75NE 150SE 150SW 175NW.
34 KT.......225NE 225SE 300SW 300NW.
12 FT SEAS..500NE 400SE 400SW 500NW.
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 37.4N  47.2W AT 23/1200Z
AT 23/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 36.7N  49.3W
 
FORECAST VALID 23/1800Z 38.2N  44.8W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  75 KT...GUSTS  90 KT.
64 KT...  0NE 115SE 115SW  90NW.
50 KT... 75NE 150SE 150SW 175NW.
34 KT...225NE 225SE 300SW 300NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 24/0600Z 39.7N  40.3W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  70 KT...GUSTS  85 KT.
64 KT...  0NE 115SE 115SW  90NW.
50 KT... 75NE 150SE 150SW 175NW.
34 KT...225NE 225SE 300SW 300NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 24/1800Z 41.5N  35.8W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT...  0NE  90SE  90SW  75NW.
50 KT...120NE 120SE 150SW 120NW.
34 KT...300NE 300SE 300SW 300NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 25/0600Z 43.3N  31.7W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT...150NE 150SE 120SW 120NW.
34 KT...360NE 360SE 300SW 300NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 26/0600Z 46.8N  23.9W...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 27/0600Z 50.4N  16.5W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 28/0600Z 55.0N  10.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 37.4N  47.2W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 23/1500Z
 
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FORECASTER RHOME/KNABB
 
 
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