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Tropical Storm FLORENCE (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM FLORENCE FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  18
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL062006
0300 UTC FRI SEP 08 2006
 
INTERESTS IN BERMUDA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF FLORENCE DURING
THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 21.3N  56.1W AT 08/0300Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  25 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 300 DEGREES AT  13 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1000 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  45 KT WITH GUSTS TO  55 KT.
34 KT.......350NE 250SE   0SW 250NW.
12 FT SEAS..300NE 250SE 100SW 300NW.
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 21.3N  56.1W AT 08/0300Z
AT 08/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 21.0N  55.5W
 
FORECAST VALID 08/1200Z 22.3N  58.0W
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT...100NE   0SE   0SW  60NW.
34 KT...325NE 250SE   0SW 250NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 09/0000Z 23.7N  60.4W
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT... 85NE  60SE  30SW  60NW.
34 KT...300NE 250SE  60SW 250NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 09/1200Z 25.0N  62.5W
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT... 30NE   0SE   0SW  30NW.
50 KT... 75NE  60SE  30SW  60NW.
34 KT...275NE 250SE  75SW 250NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 10/0000Z 26.5N  64.5W
MAX WIND  75 KT...GUSTS  90 KT.
50 KT... 75NE  60SE  40SW  60NW.
34 KT...275NE 250SE  75SW 250NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 11/0000Z 30.0N  65.5W
MAX WIND  90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT.
50 KT... 90NE  75SE  60SW  75NW.
34 KT...275NE 275SE 100SW 250NW.
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 225 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 300 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
 
OUTLOOK VALID 12/0000Z 34.0N  64.5W
MAX WIND  90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 13/0000Z 42.0N  58.0W...BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 21.3N  56.1W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 08/0900Z
 
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FORECASTER AVILA
 
 
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