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Hurricane DEAN (Text)

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HURRICANE DEAN FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  38
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL042007
1500 UTC WED AUG 22 2007
 
AT 10 AM CDT...1500 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS DISCONTINUED
THE HURRICANE WARNING EAST OF COATZACOALCOS. A HURRICANE WARNING IS
NOW IN EFFECT ALONG THE GULF COAST OF MEXICO FROM COATZACOALCOS
NORTHWARD TO LA CRUZ. PREPARATIONS IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA
SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE GULF COAST OF
MEXICO FROM NORTH OF LA CRUZ TO BAHIA ALGODONES.
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 20.6N  96.3W AT 22/1500Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 285 DEGREES AT  16 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  979 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  85 KT WITH GUSTS TO 105 KT.
64 KT....... 60NE   0SE   0SW  60NW.
50 KT.......120NE  75SE  75SW  90NW.
34 KT.......175NE 120SE  90SW 160NW.
12 FT SEAS..420NE 225SE  75SW 225NW.
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 20.6N  96.3W AT 22/1500Z
AT 22/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 20.5N  95.5W
 
FORECAST VALID 23/0000Z 21.2N  98.6W...INLAND
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT... 45NE   0SE   0SW   0NW.
50 KT...120NE  40SE  30SW  50NW.
34 KT...175NE 100SE  60SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 23/1200Z 21.3N 101.6W...INLAND
MAX WIND  25 KT...GUSTS  40 KT.
 
FORECAST VALID 24/0000Z...DISSIPATED
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 20.6N  96.3W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 22/2100Z
 
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FORECASTER FRANKLIN
 
 
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