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WTNT62 KNHC 082323
TCUAT2
HURRICANE PALOMA TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL172008
620 PM EST SAT NOV 08 2008

AT APPROXIMATELY 620 PM EST...2320 UTC...HIGH-RESOLUTION GOES
SATELLITE DATA AND A RECENT POSITION FIX FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
UNIT HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT...PLUS SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND
RADAR DATA FROM CUBA...INDICATE THAT MAJOR HURRICANE PALOMA LIKELY
MADE LANDFALL NEAR SANTA CRUZ DEL SUR CUBA AS A STRONG CATEGORY 3
HURRICANE WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 125 MPH...200 KM/HR. 

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FORECASTER STEWART