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Hurricane MARIA


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HURRICANE MARIA WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES NUMBER  25                 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL152017               
0900 UTC FRI SEP 22 2017                                            
                                                                    
AT 0900Z THE CENTER OF HURRICANE MARIA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE    
21.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 70.6 WEST WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR  
110 KTS...125 MPH...205 KM/H.                                       
                                                                    
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      
                                                                    
WIND SPEED PROBABILITY TABLE FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS                 
                                                                    
CHANCES OF SUSTAINED (1-MINUTE AVERAGE) WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST     
   ...34 KT (39 MPH... 63 KM/H)...                                  
   ...50 KT (58 MPH... 93 KM/H)...                                  
   ...64 KT (74 MPH...119 KM/H)...                                  
FOR LOCATIONS AND TIME PERIODS DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS               
                                                                    
PROBABILITIES FOR LOCATIONS ARE GIVEN AS OP(CP) WHERE               
    OP  IS THE PROBABILITY OF THE EVENT BEGINNING DURING            
        AN INDIVIDUAL TIME PERIOD (ONSET PROBABILITY)               
   (CP) IS THE PROBABILITY OF THE EVENT OCCURRING BETWEEN           
        06Z FRI 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 34...50...64 KT SHOWN WHEN THE 5-DAY              
64-KT CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY IS AT LEAST 1 PERCENT.                 
                                                                    
                                                                    
  - - - - WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS - - - -   
                                                                    
               FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM 
  TIME       06Z FRI 18Z FRI 06Z SAT 18Z SAT 06Z SUN 06Z MON 06Z TUE
PERIODS         TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO  
             18Z FRI 06Z SAT 18Z SAT 06Z SUN 06Z MON 06Z TUE 06Z WED
                                                                    
FORECAST HOUR    (12)   (24)    (36)    (48)    (72)    (96)   (120)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
LOCATION       KT                                                   
                                                                    
HYANNIS MA     34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   3( 3)
 
NANTUCKET MA   34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   3( 3)
 
ATLANTIC CITY  34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   3( 3)
 
DOVER DE       34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   3( 3)
 
CAPE HENLOPEN  34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   4( 4)
 
OCEAN CITY MD  34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   4( 4)
 
WALLOPS CDA    34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   4( 4)
 
NORFOLK NAS    34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   3( 4)
 
NORFOLK VA     34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   3( 4)
 
OCEANA NAS VA  34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   4( 5)
 
ELIZABETH CTY  34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   4( 5)
 
CAPE HATTERAS  34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   5( 5)   5(10)
 
CHERRY PT NC   34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   2( 3)   3( 6)
 
NEW RIVER NC   34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   3( 4)   4( 8)
 
MOREHEAD CITY  34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   2( 3)   4( 7)
 
SURF CITY NC   34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   2( 2)   3( 5)
 
WILMINGTON NC  34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   2( 2)   1( 3)
 
BALD HEAD ISL  34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   2( 2)   2( 4)
 
BERMUDA        34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   7( 7)   6(13)
 
NEW PROVIDENCE 34  X   X( X)   3( 3)   1( 4)   2( 6)   X( 6)   X( 6)
 
ANDROS         34  X   X( X)   2( 2)   1( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)
 
GREAT EXUMA    34  2   4( 6)   3( 9)   2(11)   1(12)   X(12)   X(12)
 
SAN SALVADOR   34  3  12(15)   8(23)   4(27)   3(30)   X(30)   X(30)
SAN SALVADOR   50  X   2( 2)   2( 4)   X( 4)   1( 5)   X( 5)   X( 5)
 
MAYAGUANA      34 42  11(53)   2(55)   1(56)   X(56)   X(56)   X(56)
MAYAGUANA      50  3   3( 6)   X( 6)   X( 6)   X( 6)   X( 6)   X( 6)
MAYAGUANA      64  1   1( 2)   X( 2)   X( 2)   X( 2)   X( 2)   X( 2)
 
GRAND TURK     34 99   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
GRAND TURK     50 99   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
GRAND TURK     64 75   X(75)   X(75)   X(75)   X(75)   X(75)   X(75)
 
GUANTANAMO BAY 34  2   1( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   1( 4)
 
PORT-AU-PRINCE 34  2   1( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)
 
PUERTO PLATA   34 99   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
 
SANTO DOMINGO  34  3   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN                                                    
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