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HURRICANE IVAN FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  25
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL   AL0998
1500Z SAT SEP 26 1998
 
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD OVER PORTIONS OF THE
AZORES ISLANDS DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 40.4N  31.2W AT 26/1500Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  30 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE EAST OR  80 DEGREES AT 30 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  975 MB
EYE DIAMETER  20 NM
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  75 KT WITH GUSTS TO  90 KT
64 KT....... 25NE  25SE  25SW  25NW
50 KT....... 40NE  40SE  40SW  40NW
34 KT.......100NE 120SE 120SW 100NW
12 FT SEAS..200NE 250SE 250SW 200NW
ALL QUADRANT RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES
 
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 40.4N  31.2W AT 26/1500Z
AT 26/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 40.1N  33.1W
 
FORECAST VALID 27/0000Z 41.3N  25.4W
MAX WIND  70 KT...GUSTS  85 KT
64 KT... 25NE  25SE  25SW  25NW
50 KT... 40NE  40SE  40SW  40NW
34 KT...100NE 150SE 150SW 100NW
 
FORECAST VALID 27/1200Z 42.2N  16.1W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT
64 KT... 25NE  25SE  25SW  25NW
50 KT... 40NE  40SE  40SW  40NW
34 KT...100NE 150SE 150SW 100NW
 
FORECAST VALID 28/0000Z 41.8N   6.1W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT
34 KT... 50NE  50SE  50SW  50NW
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 40.4N  31.2W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 26/2100Z
 
GROSS
 
STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE
FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT4 AND WMO HEADER WTNT74 KNHC.
 
 
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