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Hurricane GORDON (Text)

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HURRICANE GORDON FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  30
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL072006
0900 UTC MON SEP 18 2006
 
INTERESTS IN THE AZORES SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF GORDON.  A
TROPICAL STORM WATCH OR WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY.
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 36.5N  49.6W AT 18/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  25 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR  45 DEGREES AT  17 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  983 MB
EYE DIAMETER  25 NM
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  70 KT WITH GUSTS TO  85 KT.
64 KT....... 20NE  20SE  20SW  20NW.
50 KT....... 40NE  40SE  40SW  30NW.
34 KT....... 80NE  80SE  80SW  60NW.
12 FT SEAS..200NE 180SE 150SW 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 36.5N  49.6W AT 18/0900Z
AT 18/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 36.1N  50.6W
 
FORECAST VALID 18/1800Z 37.8N  46.5W
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT... 20NE  20SE  20SW  20NW.
50 KT... 40NE  40SE  40SW  30NW.
34 KT... 80NE  80SE  80SW  60NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 19/0600Z 38.7N  40.7W
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT... 20NE  20SE  20SW   0NW.
50 KT... 50NE  60SE  60SW  40NW.
34 KT...100NE 120SE 120SW  80NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 19/1800Z 38.9N  33.8W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT... 50NE  60SE  60SW  40NW.
34 KT...100NE 150SE 150SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 20/0600Z 39.0N  26.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT... 50NE  60SE  60SW  40NW.
34 KT...100NE 150SE 150SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 21/0600Z...ABSORBED BY EXTRATROPICAL LOW
  
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 36.5N  49.6W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 18/1500Z
 
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FORECASTER BROWN/FRANKLIN
 
 
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