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Hurricane HELENE


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HURRICANE HELENE WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES NUMBER  34                
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL082006               
2100 UTC WED SEP 20 2006                                            
                                                                    
AT 2100Z THE CENTER OF HURRICANE HELENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE   
26.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 57.1 WEST WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR  
90 KTS...105 MPH...165 KM/HR.                                       
                                                                    
CHANCES OF SUSTAINED (1-MINUTE AVERAGE) WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST     
   ...34 KT (39 MPH... 63 KPH)...                                   
   ...50 KT (58 MPH... 93 KPH)...                                   
   ...64 KT (74 MPH...119 KPH)...                                   
FOR LOCATIONS AND TIME PERIODS DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS               
                                                                    
PROBABILITIES FOR LOCATIONS ARE GIVEN AS IP(CP) WHERE               
    IP  IS THE PROBABILITY OF THE EVENT BEGINNING DURING            
        AN INDIVIDUAL TIME PERIOD (INDIVIDUAL PROBABILITY)          
   (CP) IS THE PROBABILITY OF THE EVENT OCCURRING BETWEEN           
        18Z WED AND THE FORECAST HOUR (CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY)      
                                                                    
PROBABILITIES ARE GIVEN IN PERCENT                                  
X INDICATES PROBABILITIES LESS THAN 0.5 PERCENT                     
LOCATIONS SHOWN WHEN THEIR TOTAL CUMULATED 5-DAY                    
   PROBABILITY IS AT LEAST 2.5 PERCENT                              
                                                                    
Z INDICATES COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME (GREENWICH)                  
   ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME (AST)...SUBTRACT 4 HOURS FROM Z TIME      
   EASTERN  DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT)...SUBTRACT 4 HOURS FROM Z TIME      
   CENTRAL  DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT)...SUBTRACT 5 HOURS FROM Z TIME      
                                                                    
                                                                    
  - - - - WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES FOR SELECTED  LOCATIONS - - - -  
                                                                    
               FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM 
  TIME       18Z WED 06Z THU 18Z THU 06Z FRI 18Z FRI 18Z SAT 18Z SUN
PERIODS         TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO  
             06Z THU 18Z THU 06Z FRI 18Z FRI 18Z SAT 18Z SUN 18Z MON
                                                                    
FORECAST HOUR    (12)   (24)    (36)    (48)    (72)    (96)   (120)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
LOCATION       KT                                                   
                                                                    
HIBERNIA OILFD 34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   9( 9)   5(14)   1(15)
HIBERNIA OILFD 50  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   2( 2)   3( 5)   X( 5)
HIBERNIA OILFD 64  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   1( 2)   1( 3)
 
CAPE RACE NFLD 34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   3( 3)   1( 4)   X( 4)
 
                                                                    
  - - - - WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES FOR FORECAST POSITIONS - - - -   
                                                                    
               FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM 
  TIME       18Z WED 06Z THU 18Z THU 06Z FRI 18Z FRI 18Z SAT 18Z SUN
PERIODS         TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO  
             06Z THU 18Z THU 06Z FRI 18Z FRI 18Z SAT 18Z SUN 18Z MON
                                                                    
FORECAST HOUR    (12)   (24)    (36)    (48)    (72)    (96)   (120)
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 HR POSITIONS  KT                                                   
                                                                    
 12 279N  575W 34 99   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
 12 279N  575W 50 92   5(97)   X(97)   X(97)   X(97)   X(97)   X(97)
 12 279N  575W 64 63  20(83)   X(83)   X(83)   X(83)   X(83)   X(83)
 
 24 306N  572W 34 26  67(93)   4(97)   X(97)   X(97)   X(97)   X(97)
 24 306N  572W 50  2  69(71)  12(83)   X(83)   X(83)   X(83)   X(83)
 24 306N  572W 64  X  42(42)  17(59)   X(59)   X(59)   X(59)   X(59)
 
 36 339N  555W 34  X  16(16)  66(82)   9(91)   1(92)   X(92)   X(92)
 36 339N  555W 50  X   1( 1)  51(52)  13(65)   1(66)   X(66)   X(66)
 36 339N  555W 64  X   X( X)  26(26)  10(36)   X(36)   X(36)   X(36)
 
 48 375N  523W 34  X   X( X)  11(11)  58(69)  12(81)   X(81)   X(81)
 48 375N  523W 50  X   X( X)   1( 1)  37(38)  12(50)   X(50)   X(50)
 48 375N  523W 64  X   X( X)   X( X)  16(16)   6(22)   X(22)   X(22)
 
 
 72 435N  430W 34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)  49(49)  11(60)   X(60)
 72 435N  430W 50  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)  21(21)   6(27)   X(27)
 72 435N  430W 64  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   9( 9)   4(13)   X(13)
 
 
 96 485N  350W 34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   4( 4)  30(34)   7(41)
 96 485N  350W 50  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)  14(15)   3(18)
 96 485N  350W 64  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   6( 6)   1( 7)
 
 
120 520N  280W 34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)  11(11)  14(25)
120 520N  280W 50  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   4( 4)   4( 8)
120 520N  280W 64  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   3( 4)
 
               - - - - FORECAST INTENSITIES - - - -
FCST MAX WIND     90     95      90      85      75      65      55
FORECAST HOUR    (12)   (24)    (36)    (48)    (72)    (96)   (120)
 
                                                                    
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FORECASTER RHOME/AVILA                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                    
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