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HURRICANE HOWARD FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  26
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL   EP0998
0900Z THU AUG 27 1998
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 17.9N 124.8W AT 27/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST OR 285 DEGREES AT  6 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  979 MB
EYE DIAMETER  30 NM
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  80 KT WITH GUSTS TO  95 KT
64 KT....... 40NE  40SE  40SW  40NW
50 KT....... 60NE  60SE  60SW  60NW
34 KT.......150NE 125SE 125SW 150NW
12 FT SEAS..250NE 175SE 175SW 250NW
ALL QUADRANT RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES
 
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 17.9N 124.8W AT 27/0900Z
AT 27/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 17.8N 124.5W
 
FORECAST VALID 27/1800Z 18.1N 125.7W
MAX WIND  75 KT...GUSTS  90 KT
64 KT... 40NE  40SE  40SW  40NW
50 KT... 60NE  60SE  60SW  60NW
34 KT...150NE 125SE 125SW 150NW
 
FORECAST VALID 28/0600Z 18.7N 127.0W
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT
64 KT... 30NE  30SE  30SW  30NW
50 KT... 40NE  40SE  40SW  40NW
34 KT...125NE 125SE 125SW 125NW
 
FORECAST VALID 28/1800Z 19.0N 128.5W
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT
50 KT... 30NE  30SE  30SW  30NW
34 KT...100NE 100SE 100SW 100NW
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 17.9N 124.8W
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE
 
OUTLOOK VALID 29/0600Z 19.5N 130.0W
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT
 
OUTLOOK VALID 30/0600Z 20.0N 135.0W
MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 27/1500Z
 
AVILA
 
 
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