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TROPICAL STORM GORDON FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL072006
2100 UTC MON SEP 11 2006
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 21.6N  57.3W AT 11/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  30 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 310 DEGREES AT   8 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1003 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  40 KT WITH GUSTS TO  50 KT.
34 KT....... 40NE  25SE   0SW   0NW.
12 FT SEAS.. 60NE  60SE   0SW   0NW.
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 21.6N  57.3W AT 11/2100Z
AT 11/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 21.4N  57.1W
 
FORECAST VALID 12/0600Z 22.4N  58.3W
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT... 50NE  40SE  25SW  25NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 12/1800Z 23.7N  59.3W
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT... 25NE  25SE   0SW   0NW.
34 KT... 60NE  60SE  30SW  30NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 13/0600Z 25.0N  60.1W
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT... 30NE  30SE   0SW   0NW.
34 KT... 60NE  60SE  40SW  40NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 13/1800Z 26.5N  60.5W
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
50 KT... 30NE  30SE  30SW  30NW.
34 KT... 60NE  60SE  60SW  60NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 14/1800Z 29.0N  60.5W
MAX WIND  70 KT...GUSTS  85 KT.
50 KT... 30NE  30SE  30SW  30NW.
34 KT... 60NE  60SE  60SW  60NW.
 
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 15/1800Z 31.5N  60.0W
MAX WIND  70 KT...GUSTS  85 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 16/1800Z 34.0N  59.5W
MAX WIND  70 KT...GUSTS  85 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 21.6N  57.3W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 12/0300Z
 
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