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Hurricane HELENE


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HURRICANE HELENE SPECIAL WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES NUMBER  45        
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL082006               
1200 UTC SAT SEP 23 2006                                            
                                                                    
AT 1200Z THE CENTER OF HURRICANE HELENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE   
37.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 47.2 WEST WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR  
80 KTS...90 MPH...150 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           
        06Z SAT 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       06Z SAT 18Z SAT 06Z SUN 18Z SUN 06Z MON 06Z TUE 06Z WED
PERIODS         TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO  
             18Z SAT 06Z SUN 18Z SUN 06Z MON 06Z TUE 06Z WED 06Z THU
                                                                    
FORECAST HOUR    (12)   (24)    (36)    (48)    (72)    (96)   (120)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
LOCATION       KT                                                   
                                                                    
 
...THERE ARE NO LOCATIONS WITH TOTAL ACCUMLATED 5 DAY PROBABILITIES
                  GREATER THAN 2 PERCENT...
 
                                                                    
  - - - - WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES FOR FORECAST POSITIONS - - - -   
                                                                    
               FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM 
  TIME       06Z SAT 18Z SAT 06Z SUN 18Z SUN 06Z MON 06Z TUE 06Z WED
PERIODS         TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO  
             18Z SAT 06Z SUN 18Z SUN 06Z MON 06Z TUE 06Z WED 06Z THU
                                                                    
FORECAST HOUR    (12)   (24)    (36)    (48)    (72)    (96)   (120)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 HR POSITIONS  KT                                                   
                                                                    
 12 382N  448W 34 96   3(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
 12 382N  448W 50 90   8(98)   X(98)   X(98)   X(98)   X(98)   X(98)
 12 382N  448W 64 44  30(74)   1(75)   X(75)   X(75)   X(75)   X(75)
 
 24 397N  403W 34 16  70(86)   6(92)   X(92)   1(93)   X(93)   X(93)
 24 397N  403W 50  X  63(63)  13(76)   1(77)   X(77)   X(77)   X(77)
 24 397N  403W 64  X  29(29)  11(40)   X(40)   X(40)   X(40)   X(40)
 
 36 415N  358W 34  X  14(14)  58(72)   9(81)   X(81)   X(81)   X(81)
 36 415N  358W 50  X   X( X)  41(41)  11(52)   1(53)   X(53)   X(53)
 36 415N  358W 64  X   X( X)  16(16)   7(23)   X(23)   X(23)   X(23)
 
 48 433N  317W 34  X   X( X)  19(19)  37(56)  11(67)   X(67)   X(67)
 48 433N  317W 50  X   X( X)   2( 2)  25(27)   8(35)   X(35)   X(35)
 48 433N  317W 64  X   X( X)   X( X)   9( 9)   3(12)   X(12)   X(12)
 
 
 72 468N  239W 34  X   X( X)   X( X)   2( 2)  37(39)   7(46)   X(46)
 72 468N  239W 50  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)  14(14)   4(18)   X(18)
 72 468N  239W 64  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   5( 5)   2( 7)   X( 7)
 
 
 96 504N  165W 34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   6( 6)  20(26)   4(30)
 96 504N  165W 50  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   8( 9)   2(11)
 96 504N  165W 64  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   2( 2)   1( 3)
 
 
120 550N  100W 34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   8( 8)   9(17)
120 550N  100W 50  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   2( 2)   3( 5)
120 550N  100W 64  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   1( 2)
 
               - - - - FORECAST INTENSITIES - - - -
FCST MAX WIND     75     70      65      60      55      45      40
FORECAST HOUR    (12)   (24)    (36)    (48)    (72)    (96)   (120)
 
                                                                    
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