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Example - Tropical Cyclone Guidance Message


TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE MESSAGE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1731 UTC FRI FEB 16 2007

DISCLAIMER...NUMERICAL MODELS ARE SUBJECT TO LARGE ERRORS.
PLEASE REFER TO NHC OFFICIAL FORECASTS FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE
AND SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE INFORMATION.

ATLANTIC OBJECTIVE AIDS FOR

TROPICAL CYCLONE TEST (AL822007) 20070216 1200 UTC

        ...00 HRS...   ...12 HRS...   ...24 HRS. ..   ...36 HRS...
        070216  1200   070217  0000   070217  1200   070218  0000

         LAT    LON     LAT    LON     LAT    LON     LAT    LON
BAMS    16.2N  56.5W   16.8N  59.0W   17.1N  60.6W   17.1N  62.2W
BAMD    16.2N  56.5W   15.8N  58.9W   16.0N  61.6W   16.9N  64.0W
BAMM    16.2N  56.5W   16.2N  59.3W   16.7N  62.0W   17.8N  64.4W
LBAR    16.2N  56.5W   16.2N  58.0W   16.8N  59.8W   17.1N  61.8W
SHIP        25KTS          22KTS          19KTS          18KTS
DSHP        25KTS          22KTS          19KTS          18KTS

        ...48 HRS...   ...72 HRS...   ...96 HRS. ..   ..120 HRS...
        070218  1200   070219  1200   070220  1200   070221  1200
         LAT    LON     LAT    LON     LAT    LON     LAT    LON

BAMS    17.0N  64.4W   17.3N  66.8W   15.9N  71.0W   16.2N  77.5W
BAMD    18.4N  65.9W   25.3N  59.9W   35.2N  33.1W   32.2N  16.3W
BAMM    19.6N  65.9W   27.0N  59.0W   38.0N  35.2W   49.2N  14.7W
LBAR    17.6N  63.8W   18.9N  64.9W   15.0N  66.0W   11.9N  67.7W
SHIP        16KTS          17KTS           0KTS           0KTS
DSHP        16KTS          17KTS           0KTS           0KTS


         ...INITIAL CONDITIONS...
LATCUR =  16.2N LONCUR =  56.5W DIRCUR = 310DEG SPDCUR =   5KT
LATM12 =  15.5N LONM12 =  55.7W DIRM12 = 305DEG SPDM12 =   5KT
LATM24 =  15.0N LONM24 =  54.7W
WNDCUR =   25KT RMAXWD =    5NM WNDM12 =   25KT
CENPRS = 1007MB OUTPRS = 1008MB OUTRAD =  150NM SDEPTH =   S
RD34NE =    0NM RD34SE =    0NM RD34SW =    0NM RD34NW =   0NM

$$


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