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Hurricane ISAAC


ZCZC MIAPWSAT4 ALL                                                  
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM                                                  
HURRICANE ISAAC WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES NUMBER  16                 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL092006               
1500 UTC SUN OCT 01 2006                                            
                                                                    
AT 1500Z THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE    
34.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 60.3 WEST WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR  
70 KTS...80 MPH...130 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 SUN 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 SUN 00Z MON 12Z MON 00Z TUE 12Z TUE 12Z WED 12Z THU
PERIODS         TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO  
             00Z MON 12Z MON 00Z TUE 12Z TUE 12Z WED 12Z THU 12Z FRI
                                                                    
FORECAST HOUR    (12)   (24)    (36)    (48)    (72)    (96)   (120)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
LOCATION       KT                                                   
                                                                    
HIBERNIA OILFD 34  X   X( X)  18(18)  25(43)   X(43)   X(43)   X(43)
HIBERNIA OILFD 50  X   X( X)   1( 1)   6( 7)   X( 7)   X( 7)   X( 7)
 
CAPE RACE NFLD 34  X   2( 2)  68(70)   7(77)   X(77)   X(77)   X(77)
CAPE RACE NFLD 50  X   X( X)  24(24)   8(32)   X(32)   X(32)   X(32)
CAPE RACE NFLD 64  X   X( X)   7( 7)   3(10)   X(10)   X(10)   X(10)
 
ILE ST PIERRE  34  X   2( 2)  36(38)   2(40)   X(40)   X(40)   X(40)
ILE ST PIERRE  50  X   X( X)   8( 8)   1( 9)   X( 9)   X( 9)   X( 9)
 
BURGEO NFLD    34  X   1( 1)  11(12)   3(15)   X(15)   X(15)   X(15)
BURGEO NFLD    50  X   X( X)   2( 2)   1( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)
 
PTX BASQUES    34  X   1( 1)   5( 6)   X( 6)   X( 6)   X( 6)   X( 6)
 
EDDY POINT NS  34  X   3( 3)   1( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)
 
SYDNEY NS      34  X   2( 2)   3( 5)   X( 5)   X( 5)   X( 5)   X( 5)
 
SABLE ISLAND   34  X  10(10)   4(14)   X(14)   X(14)   X(14)   X(14)
 
                                                                    
  - - - - WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES FOR FORECAST POSITIONS - - - -   
                                                                    
               FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM 
  TIME       12Z SUN 00Z MON 12Z MON 00Z TUE 12Z TUE 12Z WED 12Z THU
PERIODS         TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO  
             00Z MON 12Z MON 00Z TUE 12Z TUE 12Z WED 12Z THU 12Z FRI
                                                                    
FORECAST HOUR    (12)   (24)    (36)    (48)    (72)    (96)   (120)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 HR POSITIONS  KT                                                   
                                                                    
 12 372N  598W 34 97   2(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
 12 372N  598W 50 66  12(78)   X(78)   X(78)   X(78)   X(78)   X(78)
 12 372N  598W 64 33   6(39)   X(39)   X(39)   X(39)   X(39)   X(39)
 
 24 420N  572W 34  1  84(85)   5(90)   X(90)   X(90)   X(90)   X(90)
 24 420N  572W 50  X  37(37)  12(49)   X(49)   X(49)   X(49)   X(49)
 24 420N  572W 64  X  13(13)   5(18)   X(18)   X(18)   X(18)   X(18)
 
 36 470N  530W 34  X   1( 1)  65(66)   9(75)   X(75)   X(75)   X(75)
 36 470N  530W 50  X   X( X)  22(22)   9(31)   X(31)   X(31)   X(31)
 36 470N  530W 64  X   X( X)   6( 6)   4(10)   X(10)   X(10)   X(10)
 
 48 505N  487W 34  X   X( X)   7( 7)  45(52)   X(52)   X(52)   X(52)
 48 505N  487W 50  X   X( X)   X( X)  19(19)   X(19)   X(19)   X(19)
 48 505N  487W 64  X   X( X)   X( X)   6( 6)   X( 6)   X( 6)   X( 6)
 
               - - - - FORECAST INTENSITIES - - - -
FCST MAX WIND     70     65      60      55       0       0       0
FORECAST HOUR    (12)   (24)    (36)    (48)    (72)    (96)   (120)
 
                                                                    
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FORECASTER BROWN/FRANKLIN                                                   
                                                                    
                                                                    
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