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Tropical Storm CHRIS (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM CHRIS FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL032012
2100 UTC WED JUN 20 2012
 
THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 38.5N  49.0W AT 20/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  25 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE EAST OR  85 DEGREES AT  18 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  997 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  50 KT WITH GUSTS TO  60 KT.
34 KT....... 40NE  80SE  60SW  30NW.
12 FT SEAS.. 90NE 150SE 240SW  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 38.5N  49.0W AT 20/2100Z
AT 20/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 38.2N  50.2W
 
FORECAST VALID 21/0600Z 39.4N  45.8W
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT...  0NE  40SE   0SW   0NW.
34 KT... 60NE 120SE  80SW  40NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 21/1800Z 41.7N  42.9W...POST-TROPICAL
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT...  0NE  60SE   0SW   0NW.
34 KT... 90NE 120SE  90SW  50NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 22/0600Z 44.3N  42.7W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT...150NE 150SE  60SW 120NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 22/1800Z 44.2N  44.0W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
34 KT...100NE   0SE  60SW 150NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 23/1800Z 42.5N  43.5W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  30 KT...GUSTS  40 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 24/1800Z...ABSORBED BY LARGER EXTRATROPICAL LOW
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 38.5N  49.0W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 21/0300Z
 
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FORECASTER BROWN
 
 
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