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HURRICANE HOWARD FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  18
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL   EP0998
0900Z TUE AUG 25 1998
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 17.3N 118.8W AT 25/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST OR 285 DEGREES AT 11 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  935 MB
EYE DIAMETER  30 NM
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT WITH GUSTS TO 150 KT
64 KT....... 40NE  40SE  40SW  40NW
50 KT....... 60NE  60SE  60SW  60NW
34 KT.......150NE 125SE 100SW 150NW
12 FT SEAS..250NE 175SE 175SW 250NW
ALL QUADRANT RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES
 
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 17.3N 118.8W AT 25/0900Z
AT 25/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 17.0N 118.2W
 
FORECAST VALID 25/1800Z 17.8N 120.5W
MAX WIND 115 KT...GUSTS 140 KT
64 KT... 40NE  40SE  40SW  40NW
50 KT... 60NE  60SE  60SW  60NW
34 KT...150NE 125SE 100SW 150NW
 
FORECAST VALID 26/0600Z 18.5N 122.6W
MAX WIND 105 KT...GUSTS 130 KT
64 KT... 40NE  40SE  40SW  40NW
50 KT... 60NE  60SE  60SW  60NW
34 KT...150NE 125SE 100SW 150NW
 
FORECAST VALID 26/1800Z 19.2N 124.8W
MAX WIND  95 KT...GUSTS 115 KT
64 KT... 40NE  40SE  40SW  40NW
50 KT... 60NE  60SE  60SW  60NW
34 KT...150NE 125SE 100SW 150NW
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 17.3N 118.8W
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE
 
OUTLOOK VALID 27/0600Z 20.0N 127.0W
MAX WIND  85 KT...GUSTS 105 KT
50 KT... 50NE  50SE  50SW  50NW
 
OUTLOOK VALID 28/0600Z 20.5N 132.0W
MAX WIND  75 KT...GUSTS  90 KT
50 KT... 50NE  50SE  50SW  50NW
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 25/1500Z
 
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