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Hurricane PALOMA


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HURRICANE PALOMA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  16
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL172008
0900 UTC SUN NOV 09 2008
 
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CUBAN PROVINCES OF
CIEGO DE AVILA...CAMAGUEY...LAS TUNAS...GRANMA AND HOLGUIN.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CUBAN PROVINCE
OF SANTIAGO DE CUBA.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...
INCLUDING CAT ISLAND...THE EXUMAS...LONG ISLAND...RUM CAY...SAN
SALVADOR...ACKLINS ISLAND...CROOKED ISLAND AND THE RAGGED ISLANDS.
 
INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE BAHAMAS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF PALOMA.
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 21.3N  77.4W AT 09/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR  50 DEGREES AT   4 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  977 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  75 KT WITH GUSTS TO  95 KT.
64 KT....... 20NE  25SE   0SW  20NW.
50 KT....... 45NE  45SE  30SW  30NW.
34 KT....... 90NE 100SE  50SW  60NW.
12 FT SEAS.. 60NE 120SE 120SW  60NW.
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 21.3N  77.4W AT 09/0900Z
AT 09/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 21.1N  77.6W
 
FORECAST VALID 09/1800Z 21.6N  77.1W...INLAND
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT... 40NE  40SE   0SW  30NW.
34 KT... 90NE  90SE  45SW  60NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 10/0600Z 22.2N  76.5W
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
34 KT... 75NE  75SE  25SW  50NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 10/1800Z 22.7N  76.0W...REMNANT LOW
MAX WIND  30 KT...GUSTS  40 KT.
 
FORECAST VALID 11/0600Z 23.0N  76.0W...REMNANT LOW
MAX WIND  25 KT...GUSTS  35 KT.
 
FORECAST VALID 12/0600Z 23.0N  76.5W...REMNANT LOW
MAX WIND  20 KT...GUSTS  25 KT.
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 325 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
 
OUTLOOK VALID 13/0600Z...DISSIPATED
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 21.3N  77.4W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 09/1500Z
 
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FORECASTER FRANKLIN
 
 
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