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HURRICANE IRENE FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  52
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL092005
1500Z WED AUG 17 2005
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 37.1N  58.6W AT 17/1500Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST OR  70 DEGREES AT  10 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  987 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  65 KT WITH GUSTS TO  80 KT.
64 KT....... 20NE  30SE  20SW   0NW.
50 KT....... 30NE  90SE  70SW  30NW.
34 KT....... 50NE 120SE  80SW  50NW.
12 FT SEAS..175NE 225SE 100SW 100NW.
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 37.1N  58.6W AT 17/1500Z
AT 17/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 36.8N  59.2W
 
FORECAST VALID 18/0000Z 38.8N  55.6W
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT... 30NE  90SE  70SW  30NW.
34 KT... 60NE 120SE  80SW  60NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 18/1200Z 43.0N  50.5W
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT... 40NE  90SE  60SW  30NW.
34 KT... 90NE 150SE  90SW  60NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 19/0000Z 50.5N  44.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT...  0NE  75SE  75SW   0NW.
34 KT...150NE 200SE 200SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 19/1200Z 59.5N  36.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT...  0NE  75SE  75SW   0NW.
34 KT...200NE 350SE 250SW  75NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 20/1200Z...DISSIPATED
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 37.1N  58.6W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 17/2100Z
 
FORECASTER COBB/PASCH
  
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