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Tropical Storm LAURA (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM LAURA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL122008
1500 UTC TUE SEP 30 2008
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 41.2N  48.8W AT 30/1500Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH OR 360 DEGREES AT  11 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  996 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  50 KT WITH GUSTS TO  60 KT.
50 KT....... 60NE   0SE   0SW   0NW.
34 KT.......200NE 200SE  75SW  60NW.
12 FT SEAS..360NE 360SE 300SW 300NW.
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 41.2N  48.8W AT 30/1500Z
AT 30/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 40.6N  48.9W
 
FORECAST VALID 01/0000Z 42.8N  48.4W
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT... 60NE   0SE   0SW   0NW.
34 KT...180NE 150SE  75SW  60NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 01/1200Z 45.5N  47.4W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT...150NE 120SE  75SW  75NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 02/0000Z 48.7N  45.6W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
34 KT...150NE 120SE  75SW  75NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 02/1200Z 51.7N  43.6W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
34 KT...240NE 210SE 150SW 150NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 03/1200Z 56.0N  35.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT...375NE 325SE 200SW 350NW.
 
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 04/1200Z 57.0N  19.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 05/1200Z 58.0N   3.5W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 41.2N  48.8W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 30/2100Z
 
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FORECASTER BERG/PASCH
 
 
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