000 WTNT22 KNHC 262048 TCMAT2 TROPICAL STORM KAREN FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 8 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL122007 2100 UTC WED SEP 26 2007 TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 12.4N 43.6W AT 26/2100Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 295 DEGREES AT 10 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 990 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 75 KT. 50 KT....... 45NE 0SE 0SW 0NW. 34 KT....... 75NE 45SE 30SW 45NW. 12 FT SEAS..150NE 60SE 30SW 120NW. 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 12.4N 43.6W AT 26/2100Z AT 26/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 12.1N 43.1W FORECAST VALID 27/0600Z 13.2N 45.1W MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT. 50 KT... 60NE 45SE 0SW 45NW. 34 KT... 90NE 60SE 30SW 60NW. FORECAST VALID 27/1800Z 14.6N 47.2W MAX WIND 65 KT...GUSTS 80 KT. 64 KT... 30NE 20SE 0SW 0NW. 50 KT... 60NE 45SE 0SW 45NW. 34 KT... 90NE 60SE 30SW 60NW. FORECAST VALID 28/0600Z 15.9N 48.8W MAX WIND 65 KT...GUSTS 80 KT. 64 KT... 30NE 30SE 0SW 0NW. 50 KT... 60NE 60SE 0SW 45NW. 34 KT...120NE 90SE 45SW 75NW. FORECAST VALID 28/1800Z 17.0N 50.1W MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT. 50 KT... 60NE 60SE 0SW 45NW. 34 KT...120NE 90SE 45SW 75NW. FORECAST VALID 29/1800Z 19.0N 52.5W MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. 50 KT... 60NE 60SE 0SW 45NW. 34 KT...120NE 90SE 45SW 75NW. EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 225 NM ON DAY 4 AND 300 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY OUTLOOK VALID 30/1800Z 21.0N 55.0W MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 01/1800Z 23.0N 57.0W MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 12.4N 43.6W NEXT ADVISORY AT 27/0300Z $$ FORECASTER LANDSEA/PASCH