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Hurricane GUSTAV


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HURRICANE GUSTAV WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES NUMBER  33                
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL072008               
2100 UTC MON SEP 01 2008                                            
                                                                    
AT 2100Z THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE   
30.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 92.0 WEST WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR  
70 KTS...80 MPH...130 KM/HR.                                        
                                                                    
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      
                                                                    
                                                                    
I.  MAXIMUM WIND SPEED (INTENSITY) PROBABILITY TABLE                
                                                                    
CHANCES THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED (1-MINUTE AVERAGE) WIND SPEED OF 
THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WILL BE WITHIN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES 
AT EACH OFFICIAL FORECAST TIME DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS.              
PROBABILITIES ARE GIVEN IN PERCENT.  X INDICATES PROBABILITIES LESS 
THAN 1 PERCENT.                                                     
                                                                    
                                                                    
      - - - MAXIMUM WIND SPEED (INTENSITY) PROBABILITIES - - -      
                                                                    
VALID TIME   06Z TUE 18Z TUE 06Z WED 18Z WED 18Z THU 18Z FRI 18Z SAT
FORECAST HOUR   12      24      36      48      72      96     120  
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
DISSIPATED       X       9      23      40      62      74      82
TROP DEPRESSION  5      46      49      38      29      20      14
TROPICAL STORM  91      44      28      21       9       6       4
HURRICANE        4       1       1       X       X       X       X
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
HUR CAT 1        4       1       1       X       X       X       X
HUR CAT 2        X       X       X       X       X       X       X
HUR CAT 3        X       X       X       X       X       X       X
HUR CAT 4        X       X       X       X       X       X       X
HUR CAT 5        X       X       X       X       X       X       X
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
FCST MAX WIND   50KT    35KT    30KT    25KT    20KT    20KT    20KT
                                                                    
                                                                    
II. WIND SPEED PROBABILITY TABLE FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS             
                                                                    
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 MON AND THE FORECAST HOUR (CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY)      
                                                                    
PROBABILITIES ARE GIVEN IN PERCENT                                  
X INDICATES PROBABILITIES LESS THAN 1 PERCENT                       
PROBABILITIES FOR 34 KT AND 50 KT ARE SHOWN AT A GIVEN LOCATION WHEN
THE 5-DAY CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY IS AT LEAST 3 PERCENT.             
PROBABILITIES FOR 64 KT ARE SHOWN WHEN THE 5-DAY CUMULATIVE         
PROBABILITY IS AT LEAST 1 PERCENT.                                  
                                                                    
                                                                    
  - - - - WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES FOR SELECTED  LOCATIONS - - - -  
                                                                    
               FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM 
  TIME       18Z MON 06Z TUE 18Z TUE 06Z WED 18Z WED 18Z THU 18Z FRI
PERIODS         TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO  
             06Z TUE 18Z TUE 06Z WED 18Z WED 18Z THU 18Z FRI 18Z SAT
                                                                    
FORECAST HOUR    (12)   (24)    (36)    (48)    (72)    (96)   (120)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
LOCATION       KT                                                   
                                                                    
MOBILE AL      34  2   1( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   1( 4)
 
GULFPORT MS    34 99   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
 
BURAS LA       34 99   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
 
JACKSON MS     34 18   X(18)   1(19)   X(19)   X(19)   X(19)   X(19)
 
NEW ORLEANS LA 34 99   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
 
GFMX 280N 910W 34 99   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
 
BATON ROUGE LA 34 99   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
BATON ROUGE LA 50 99   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
BATON ROUGE LA 64  1   X( 1)   X( 1)   X( 1)   X( 1)   X( 1)   X( 1)
 
NEW IBERIA LA  34 99   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
NEW IBERIA LA  50 99   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
NEW IBERIA LA  64 98   X(98)   X(98)   X(98)   X(98)   X(98)   X(98)
 
GFMX 280N 930W 34  3   X( 3)   X( 3)   1( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)
 
SHREVEPORT LA  34 14  19(33)   3(36)   2(38)   X(38)   X(38)   X(38)
SHREVEPORT LA  50  1   2( 3)   X( 3)   1( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)
 
PORT ARTHUR TX 34 39   3(42)   1(43)   X(43)   1(44)   X(44)   X(44)
 
GALVESTON TX   34  4   1( 5)   1( 6)   1( 7)   X( 7)   1( 8)   X( 8)
 
HOUSTON TX     34  3   2( 5)   1( 6)   X( 6)   1( 7)   1( 8)   X( 8)
 
AUSTIN TX      34  1   1( 2)   X( 2)   1( 3)   1( 4)   X( 4)   1( 5)
 
FREEPORT TX    34  2   1( 3)   1( 4)   1( 5)   X( 5)   1( 6)   X( 6)
 
GFMX 280N 950W 34  2   X( 2)   1( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   1( 4)   X( 4)
 
PORT O CONNOR  34  1   1( 2)   X( 2)   1( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                    
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