Hurricane HELENE

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HURRICANE HELENE FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  49
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL082006
0900 UTC SUN SEP 24 2006
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 39.9N  39.9W AT 24/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  30 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST OR  65 DEGREES AT  20 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  973 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  75 KT WITH GUSTS TO  90 KT.
64 KT.......  0NE   0SE  80SW  80NW.
50 KT.......150NE 130SE 130SW 200NW.
34 KT.......325NE 230SE 250SW 325NW.
12 FT SEAS..600NE 450SE 700SW 400NW.
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 39.9N  39.9W AT 24/0900Z
AT 24/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 39.5N  41.0W
 
FORECAST VALID 24/1800Z 41.6N  36.6W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  70 KT...GUSTS  85 KT.
64 KT...  0NE   0SE  80SW  80NW.
50 KT...150NE 130SE 130SW 200NW.
34 KT...325NE 230SE 250SW 325NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 25/0600Z 43.2N  33.1W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT...  0NE  75SE 125SW 100NW.
50 KT...125NE 175SE 175SW 175NW.
34 KT...275NE 300SE 300SW 325NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 25/1800Z 44.5N  30.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT...125NE 175SE 175SW 175NW.
34 KT...275NE 300SE 300SW 325NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 26/0600Z 45.0N  26.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT... 90NE 120SE 120SW 120NW.
34 KT...250NE 300SE 300SW 300NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 27/0600Z 47.0N  18.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT...175NE 225SE 225SW 225NW.
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 325 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
 
OUTLOOK VALID 28/0600Z...ABSORBED
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 39.9N  39.9W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 24/1500Z
 
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FORECASTER FRANKLIN
 
 
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