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Tropical Storm LOWELL


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TROPICAL STORM LOWELL WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES NUMBER   4           
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP132008               
2100 UTC SUN SEP 07 2008                                            
                                                                    
AT 2100Z THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LOWELL WAS LOCATED NEAR       
LATITUDE 17.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 108.8 WEST WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED   
WINDS NEAR 45 KTS...50 MPH...85 KM/HR.                              
                                                                    
Z INDICATES COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME (GREENWICH)                  
   PACIFIC  DAYLIGHT TIME (PDT)...SUBTRACT  7 HOURS FROM Z TIME     
   HAWAIIAN STANDARD TIME (HST)...SUBTRACT 10 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   06Z MON 18Z MON 06Z TUE 18Z TUE 18Z WED 18Z THU 18Z FRI
FORECAST HOUR   12      24      36      48      72      96     120  
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
DISSIPATED       X       1       2       4       6      13      29
TROP DEPRESSION  7      11      19      21      27      36      42
TROPICAL STORM  91      79      68      63      56      46      28
HURRICANE        2      10      11      13      11       5       1
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
HUR CAT 1        2       9      10      11       9       4       1
HUR CAT 2        X       1       1       2       2       X       X
HUR CAT 3        X       X       X       1       X       X       X
HUR CAT 4        X       X       X       X       X       X       X
HUR CAT 5        X       X       X       X       X       X       X
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
FCST MAX WIND   45KT    50KT    50KT    50KT    50KT    45KT    35KT
                                                                    
                                                                    
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           
        18Z SUN 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       18Z SUN 06Z MON 18Z MON 06Z TUE 18Z TUE 18Z WED 18Z THU
PERIODS         TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO  
             06Z MON 18Z MON 06Z TUE 18Z TUE 18Z WED 18Z THU 18Z FRI
                                                                    
FORECAST HOUR    (12)   (24)    (36)    (48)    (72)    (96)   (120)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
LOCATION       KT                                                   
                                                                    
P ABREOJOS     34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   2( 2)   3( 5)   1( 6)
 
CABO SAN LUCAS 34  X   2( 2)   2( 4)   3( 7)   4(11)   3(14)   1(15)
 
SAN JOSE CABO  34  X   2( 2)   2( 4)   1( 5)   4( 9)   4(13)   1(14)
 
LA PAZ         34  X   1( 1)   1( 2)   2( 4)   3( 7)   5(12)   1(13)
 
LORETO         34  X   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   1( 2)   3( 5)   1( 6)
 
GUAYMAS        34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   2( 2)   1( 3)
 
HUATABAMPO     34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   1( 2)   1( 3)
 
LOS MOCHIS     34  X   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   X( 1)   2( 3)   1( 4)
 
CULICAN        34  X   X( X)   1( 1)   1( 2)   X( 2)   3( 5)   2( 7)
 
ISLA SOCORRO   34 33  40(73)   3(76)   1(77)   1(78)   1(79)   X(79)
ISLA SOCORRO   50  1  15(16)   2(18)   1(19)   1(20)   X(20)   X(20)
ISLA SOCORRO   64  X   2( 2)   1( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)
 
ISLA CLARION   34  X   2( 2)   4( 6)   4(10)   5(15)   3(18)   1(19)
ISLA CLARION   50  X   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   1( 2)   1( 3)   X( 3)
 
ISLAS MARIAS   34  X   1( 1)   1( 2)   X( 2)   X( 2)   1( 3)   X( 3)
 
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FORECASTER BLAKE                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                    
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