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Hurricane OMAR (Text)


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HURRICANE OMAR WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES NUMBER  11                  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL152008               
0300 UTC THU OCT 16 2008                                            
                                                                    
AT 0300Z THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OMAR WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.4
NORTH...LONGITUDE 64.5 WEST WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 100   
KTS...115 MPH...185 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   12Z THU 00Z FRI 12Z FRI 00Z SAT 00Z SUN 00Z MON 00Z TUE
FORECAST HOUR   12      24      36      48      72      96     120  
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
DISSIPATED       X       X       X       X       3       6      11
TROP DEPRESSION  X       X       X       1       8      18      22
TROPICAL STORM   X       1       8      24      47      49      45
HURRICANE       99      99      92      74      42      27      22
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
HUR CAT 1        1      12      34      44      29      20      17
HUR CAT 2       16      35      35      19       9       4       3
HUR CAT 3       73      44      19      10       4       2       2
HUR CAT 4        9       7       3       2       1       X       X
HUR CAT 5        1       1       1       X       X       X       X
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
FCST MAX WIND  105KT   100KT    90KT    80KT    65KT    55KT    50KT
                                                                    
                                                                    
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           
        00Z THU 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       00Z THU 12Z THU 00Z FRI 12Z FRI 00Z SAT 00Z SUN 00Z MON
PERIODS         TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO  
             12Z THU 00Z FRI 12Z FRI 00Z SAT 00Z SUN 00Z MON 00Z TUE
                                                                    
FORECAST HOUR    (12)   (24)    (36)    (48)    (72)    (96)   (120)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
LOCATION       KT                                                   
                                                                    
SAN JUAN       34  3   1( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)
 
SAINT THOMAS   34 92   X(92)   X(92)   X(92)   X(92)   X(92)   X(92)
SAINT THOMAS   50 10   X(10)   X(10)   X(10)   X(10)   X(10)   X(10)
SAINT THOMAS   64  2   X( 2)   X( 2)   X( 2)   X( 2)   X( 2)   X( 2)
 
SAINT CROIX    34 99   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
SAINT CROIX    50 84   X(84)   X(84)   X(84)   X(84)   X(84)   X(84)
SAINT CROIX    64 35   X(35)   X(35)   X(35)   X(35)   X(35)   X(35)
 
SAINT MAARTEN  34 97   1(98)   X(98)   X(98)   X(98)   X(98)   X(98)
SAINT MAARTEN  50 64   X(64)   X(64)   X(64)   X(64)   X(64)   X(64)
SAINT MAARTEN  64 19   X(19)   X(19)   X(19)   X(19)   X(19)   X(19)
 
ST KITTS-NEVIS 34 65   X(65)   X(65)   X(65)   X(65)   X(65)   X(65)
ST KITTS-NEVIS 50  4   X( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)
 
BARBUDA        34 30   3(33)   X(33)   X(33)   X(33)   X(33)   X(33)
BARBUDA        50  3   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)
 
ANTIGUA        34 11   2(13)   X(13)   X(13)   X(13)   X(13)   X(13)
 
GUADELOUPE     34  3   1( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)
 
AVES           34  3   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                    
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