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Hurricane HELENE


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HURRICANE HELENE WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES NUMBER  29                
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL082006
ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD               
1500 UTC TUE SEP 19 2006                                            
                                                                    
AT 1500Z THE CENTER OF HURRICANE HELENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE   
24.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 52.9 WEST WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR  
100 KTS...115 MPH...185 KM/HR.                                      
                                                                    
CHANCES OF SUSTAINED (1-MINUTE AVERAGE) WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST     
   ...34 KT (39 MPH... 63 KPH)...                                   
   ...50 KT (58 MPH... 93 KPH)...                                   
   ...64 KT (74 MPH...119 KPH)...                                   
FOR LOCATIONS AND TIME PERIODS DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS               
                                                                    
PROBABILITIES FOR LOCATIONS ARE GIVEN AS IP(CP) WHERE               
    IP  IS THE PROBABILITY OF THE EVENT BEGINNING DURING            
        AN INDIVIDUAL TIME PERIOD (INDIVIDUAL PROBABILITY)          
   (CP) IS THE PROBABILITY OF THE EVENT OCCURRING BETWEEN           
        12Z TUE AND THE FORECAST HOUR (CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY)      
                                                                    
PROBABILITIES ARE GIVEN IN PERCENT                                  
X INDICATES PROBABILITIES LESS THAN 0.5 PERCENT                     
LOCATIONS SHOWN WHEN THEIR TOTAL CUMULATED 5-DAY                    
   PROBABILITY IS AT LEAST 2.5 PERCENT                              
                                                                    
Z INDICATES COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME (GREENWICH)                  
   ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME (AST)...SUBTRACT 4 HOURS FROM Z TIME      
   EASTERN  DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT)...SUBTRACT 4 HOURS FROM Z TIME      
   CENTRAL  DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT)...SUBTRACT 5 HOURS FROM Z TIME      
                                                                    
                                                                    
  - - - - WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES FOR SELECTED  LOCATIONS - - - -  
                                                                    
               FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM 
  TIME       12Z TUE 00Z WED 12Z WED 00Z THU 12Z THU 12Z FRI 12Z SAT
PERIODS         TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO  
             00Z WED 12Z WED 00Z THU 12Z THU 12Z FRI 12Z SAT 12Z SUN
                                                                    
FORECAST HOUR    (12)   (24)    (36)    (48)    (72)    (96)   (120)
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LOCATION       KT                                                   
                                                                    
HIBERNIA OILFD 34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   4( 4)   9(13)
HIBERNIA OILFD 50  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   5( 6)
 
CAPE RACE NFLD 34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   3( 4)   4( 8)
 
ILE ST PIERRE  34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   2( 2)   1( 3)
 
                                                                    
  - - - - WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES FOR FORECAST POSITIONS - - - -   
                                                                    
               FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM 
  TIME       12Z TUE 00Z WED 12Z WED 00Z THU 12Z THU 12Z FRI 12Z SAT
PERIODS         TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO  
             00Z WED 12Z WED 00Z THU 12Z THU 12Z FRI 12Z SAT 12Z SUN
                                                                    
FORECAST HOUR    (12)   (24)    (36)    (48)    (72)    (96)   (120)
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 HR POSITIONS  KT                                                   
                                                                    
 12 250N  541W 34 99   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
 12 250N  541W 50 94   3(97)   1(98)   X(98)   X(98)   X(98)   X(98)
 12 250N  541W 64 75  11(86)   1(87)   X(87)   X(87)   X(87)   X(87)
 
 24 259N  557W 34 73  22(95)   3(98)   X(98)   1(99)   X(99)   X(99)
 24 259N  557W 50 20  54(74)   8(82)   2(84)   1(85)   X(85)   X(85)
 24 259N  557W 64  4  49(53)  11(64)   2(66)   1(67)   X(67)   X(67)
 
 36 275N  565W 34 16  50(66)  23(89)   5(94)   2(96)   X(96)   X(96)
 36 275N  565W 50  1  24(25)  37(62)   9(71)   3(74)   1(75)   X(75)
 36 275N  565W 64  X   6( 6)  33(39)  10(49)   2(51)   X(51)   X(51)
 
 48 297N  567W 34  1  13(14)  36(50)  27(77)  10(87)   1(88)   X(88)
 48 297N  567W 50  X   1( 1)  18(19)  26(45)  14(59)   1(60)   X(60)
 48 297N  567W 64  X   X( X)   7( 7)  21(28)  10(38)   X(38)   X(38)
 
 
 72 350N  550W 34  X   X( X)   X( X)   8( 8)  50(58)  12(70)   2(72)
 72 350N  550W 50  X   X( X)   X( X)   2( 2)  28(30)  10(40)   X(40)
 72 350N  550W 64  X   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)  16(17)   6(23)   1(24)
 
 
 96 395N  495W 34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   9( 9)  35(44)  11(55)
 96 395N  495W 50  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   2( 2)  18(20)   7(27)
 96 395N  495W 64  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   9(10)   4(14)
 
 
120 450N  405W 34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   6( 6)  23(29)
120 450N  405W 50  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   2( 2)   9(11)
120 450N  405W 64  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   5( 6)
 
               - - - - FORECAST INTENSITIES - - - -
FCST MAX WIND    105    110     110     105     100      90      80
FORECAST HOUR    (12)   (24)    (36)    (48)    (72)    (96)   (120)
 
                                                                    
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