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Tropical Storm CLAUDETTE (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   1
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL042003
2100Z TUE JUL 08 2003
 
AT 5 PM EDT...2100 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA HAS ISSUED A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR JAMAICA.
 
AT 5 PM EDT...2100 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS HAS
ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS.
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 15.0N  71.3W AT 08/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  40 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT  25 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1006 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  45 KT WITH GUSTS TO  55 KT.
34 KT....... 60NE   0SE   0SW  60NW.
12 FT SEAS.. 60NE   0SE   0SW  60NW.
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 15.0N  71.3W AT 08/2100Z
AT 08/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 14.8N  70.0W
 
FORECAST VALID 09/0600Z 15.8N  74.8W
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT... 30NE   0SE   0SW  30NW.
34 KT... 75NE  30SE  30SW  75NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 09/1800Z 16.9N  79.0W
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT... 30NE   0SE   0SW  30NW.
34 KT... 75NE  30SE  30SW  75NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 10/0600Z 18.0N  82.7W
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT... 35NE   0SE   0SW  35NW.
34 KT... 75NE  45SE  45SW  75NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 10/1800Z 19.3N  86.0W
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
50 KT... 40NE  20SE  20SW  40NW.
34 KT... 90NE  45SE  45SW  90NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 11/1800Z 21.0N  90.0W...INLAND
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT... 60NE  45SE  45SW  60NW.
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 275 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 375 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
 
OUTLOOK VALID 12/1800Z 22.5N  92.5W...OVER WATER
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 13/1800Z 24.0N  94.5W
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 15.0N  71.3W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 09/0300Z
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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