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HURRICANE MICHAEL FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL   AL1700
2100Z WED OCT 18 2000
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 33.7N  68.7W AT 18/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  30 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST OR  30 DEGREES AT 15 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  979 MB
EYE DIAMETER  25 NM
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  75 KT WITH GUSTS TO  90 KT.
64 KT....... 30NE  30SE   0SW   0NW.
50 KT.......100NE 100SE  25SW   0NW.
34 KT.......145NE 160SE 100SW 125NW.
12 FT SEAS..150NE 240SE 240SW 150NW.
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 33.7N  68.7W AT 18/2100Z
AT 18/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 32.6N  69.5W
 
FORECAST VALID 19/0600Z 36.5N  66.5W
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT... 30NE  30SE   0SW   0NW.
50 KT...100NE 100SE  25SW   0NW.
34 KT...140NE 160SE 100SW 125NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 19/1800Z 41.0N  62.0W
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT...100NE 100SE  25SW   0NW.
34 KT...240NE 320SE 320SW 240NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 20/0600Z 46.0N  57.5W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT...100NE 100SE 100SW   0NW.
34 KT...300NE 420SE 420SW 240NW.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 33.7N  68.7W
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE
 
OUTLOOK VALID 20/1800Z 51.0N  54.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
 
FORECAST VALID 21/1800Z...MERGED WITH EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 19/0300Z
 
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
  
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