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HURRICANE GORDON FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  15
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL072006
1500 UTC THU SEP 14 2006
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 29.5N  55.9W AT 14/1500Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  15 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST OR  30 DEGREES AT  10 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  955 MB
EYE DIAMETER  20 NM
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT WITH GUSTS TO 130 KT.
64 KT....... 25NE  25SE  15SW  25NW.
50 KT....... 50NE  50SE  40SW  50NW.
34 KT.......120NE 120SE  90SW  90NW.
12 FT SEAS..160NE 120SE 100SW 120NW.
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 29.5N  55.9W AT 14/1500Z
AT 14/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 29.1N  56.2W
 
FORECAST VALID 15/0000Z 30.7N  54.9W
MAX WIND 105 KT...GUSTS 130 KT.
64 KT... 35NE  35SE  25SW  35NW.
50 KT... 60NE  60SE  50SW  60NW.
34 KT...125NE 125SE 100SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 15/1200Z 31.8N  53.9W
MAX WIND  90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT.
64 KT... 35NE  35SE  25SW  35NW.
50 KT... 60NE  60SE  50SW  60NW.
34 KT...125NE 125SE 100SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 16/0000Z 32.6N  53.1W
MAX WIND  80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT.
64 KT... 35NE  35SE  25SW  35NW.
50 KT... 60NE  60SE  50SW  60NW.
34 KT...125NE 125SE 100SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 16/1200Z 33.6N  52.0W
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
50 KT... 50NE  50SE  40SW  50NW.
34 KT...125NE 125SE 100SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 17/1200Z 35.5N  49.5W
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT... 40NE  40SE  30SW  40NW.
34 KT...125NE 125SE 100SW 100NW.
 
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 18/1200Z 39.5N  43.0W
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 19/1200Z 43.0N  33.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 29.5N  55.9W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 14/2100Z
 
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FORECASTER MAINELLI/BEVEN
 
 
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