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Tropical Storm PALOMA (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM PALOMA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL172008
2100 UTC THU NOV 06 2008
 
AT 4 PM EST...2100 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS HAS
ISSUED A HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. A HURRICANE
WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE
WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.
 
AT 4 PM EST...THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR NICARAGUA AND HONDURAS
HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.
 
INTERESTS IN CUBA AND JAMAICA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF PALOMA.
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 16.3N  81.8W AT 06/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH OR   5 DEGREES AT   7 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  994 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  55 KT WITH GUSTS TO  65 KT.
50 KT....... 20NE  20SE  15SW  15NW.
34 KT....... 60NE  60SE  30SW  30NW.
12 FT SEAS.. 60NE  60SE  30SW  30NW.
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 16.3N  81.8W AT 06/2100Z
AT 06/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 15.9N  81.9W
 
FORECAST VALID 07/0600Z 17.2N  81.9W
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT... 20NE  20SE  15SW  15NW.
50 KT... 40NE  40SE  25SW  25NW.
34 KT... 75NE  75SE  50SW  50NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 07/1800Z 18.3N  82.0W
MAX WIND  80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT.
64 KT... 25NE  25SE  15SW  15NW.
50 KT... 40NE  40SE  30SW  30NW.
34 KT... 80NE  80SE  60SW  60NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 08/0600Z 19.3N  81.5W
MAX WIND  90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT.
64 KT... 30NE  30SE  20SW  20NW.
50 KT... 60NE  60SE  40SW  40NW.
34 KT...100NE 100SE  80SW  80NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 08/1800Z 20.0N  80.6W
MAX WIND  90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT.
50 KT... 75NE  75SE  50SW  50NW.
34 KT...110NE 110SE  90SW  90NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 09/1800Z 21.5N  78.5W...INLAND
MAX WIND  70 KT...GUSTS  85 KT.
50 KT... 75NE  75SE  50SW  50NW.
34 KT...110NE 110SE  90SW  90NW.
 
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 10/1800Z 23.5N  75.5W
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 11/1800Z 26.5N  72.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 16.3N  81.8W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 07/0300Z
 
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FORECASTER BLAKE/PASCH
 
 
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