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Tropical Storm IKE (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM IKE FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  52
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL092008
0300 UTC SUN SEP 14 2008

TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 34.3N  93.9W AT 14/0300Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST OR  25 DEGREES AT  21 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  982 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  35 KT WITH GUSTS TO  45 KT.
34 KT....... 75NE  90SE   0SW   0NW.
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 34.3N  93.9W AT 14/0300Z
AT 14/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 33.3N  94.8W
 
FORECAST VALID 14/1200Z 37.4N  91.2W...INLAND
MAX WIND  30 KT...GUSTS  40 KT.
 
FORECAST VALID 15/0000Z 42.2N  82.7W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  30 KT...GUSTS  40 KT.
 
FORECAST VALID 15/1200Z 46.8N  71.6W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
34 KT...150NE 150SE   0SW   0NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 16/0000Z 51.0N  59.2W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
34 KT...150NE 150SE   0SW   0NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 17/0000Z...MERGED WITH LARGER LOW
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 34.3N  93.9W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 14/0900Z
 
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FORECASTER KNABB
 
 
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