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Hurricane RICHARD


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HURRICANE RICHARD WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES NUMBER  15               
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL192010               
1500 UTC SUN OCT 24 2010                                            
                                                                    
AT 1500Z THE CENTER OF HURRICANE RICHARD WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE  
16.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.9 WEST WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR  
75 KTS...85 MPH...140 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   00Z MON 12Z MON 00Z TUE 12Z TUE 12Z WED 12Z THU 12Z FRI
FORECAST HOUR   12      24      36      48      72      96     120  
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
DISSIPATED       X       1      16      34      43      43      NA
TROP DEPRESSION  X       8      30      41      32      30      NA
TROPICAL STORM  12      78      32      24      23      25      NA
HURRICANE       88      14      23       1       2       2      NA
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
HUR CAT 1       62      13      18       1       2       2      NA
HUR CAT 2       21       1       3       X       X       X      NA
HUR CAT 3        5       X       1       X       X       X      NA
HUR CAT 4        X       X       X       X       X       X      NA
HUR CAT 5        X       X       X       X       X       X      NA
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
FCST MAX WIND   85KT    55KT    30KT    25KT    20KT    20KT    NA  
                                                                    
                                                                    
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           
        12Z 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       12Z SUN 00Z MON 12Z MON 00Z TUE 12Z TUE 12Z WED 12Z THU
PERIODS         TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO  
             00Z MON 12Z MON 00Z TUE 12Z TUE 12Z WED 12Z THU 12Z FRI
                                                                    
FORECAST HOUR    (12)   (24)    (36)    (48)    (72)    (96)   (120)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
LOCATION       KT                                                   
                                                                    
TAMPICO MX     34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   3( 4)   X( 4)
 
TUXPAN MX      34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   2( 2)   2( 4)   X( 4)
 
VERACRUZ MX    34  X   X( X)   1( 1)   1( 2)   3( 5)   1( 6)   X( 6)
 
FRONTERA MX    34  2   4( 6)  21(27)   4(31)   2(33)   X(33)   X(33)
FRONTERA MX    50  X   X( X)   7( 7)   1( 8)   1( 9)   X( 9)   X( 9)
FRONTERA MX    64  X   X( X)   2( 2)   1( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)
 
MERIDA MX      34  3   3( 6)   3( 9)   1(10)   1(11)   X(11)   X(11)
 
COZUMEL MX     34  4   2( 6)   1( 7)   X( 7)   X( 7)   X( 7)   X( 7)
 
BELIZE         34 99   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
BELIZE         50 80   8(88)   X(88)   X(88)   X(88)   X(88)   X(88)
BELIZE         64 58   4(62)   X(62)   X(62)   X(62)   X(62)   X(62)
 
PUERTO BARRIOS 34  5   2( 7)   1( 8)   X( 8)   X( 8)   X( 8)   X( 8)
 
GUANAJA        34 99   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
 
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FORECASTER PASCH                                                    
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