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Hurricane DOLLY


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HURRICANE DOLLY WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES NUMBER  13                 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL042008               
1500 UTC WED JUL 23 2008                                            
                                                                    
AT 1500Z THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DOLLY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE    
26.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 97.0 WEST WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR  
85 KTS...100 MPH...160 KM/HR.                                       
                                                                    
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      
                                                                    
                                                                    
I.  MAXIMUM WIND SPEED (INTENSITY) PROBABILITY TABLE                
                                                                    
CHANCES THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED (1-MINUTE AVERAGE) WIND SPEED OF 
THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WILL BE WITHIN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES 
AT EACH OFFICIAL FORECAST TIME DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS.              
PROBABILITIES ARE GIVEN IN PERCENT.  X INDICATES PROBABILITIES LESS 
THAN 1 PERCENT.                                                     
                                                                    
                                                                    
      - - - MAXIMUM WIND SPEED (INTENSITY) PROBABILITIES - - -      
                                                                    
VALID TIME   00Z THU 12Z THU 00Z FRI 12Z FRI 12Z SAT 12Z SUN 12Z MON
FORECAST HOUR   12      24      36      48      72      96     120  
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
DISSIPATED       X       2      34       X       X       X       X
TROP DEPRESSION  X      23      49       X       X       X       X
TROPICAL STORM   6      71      17       X       X       X       X
HURRICANE       94       5       1       X       X       X       X
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
HUR CAT 1       74       4       1       X       X       X       X
HUR CAT 2       18       1       X       X       X       X       X
HUR CAT 3        2       X       X       X       X       X       X
HUR CAT 4        X       X       X       X       X       X       X
HUR CAT 5        X       X       X       X       X       X       X
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
FCST MAX WIND   80KT    45KT    25KT     0KT     0KT     0KT     0KT
                                                                    
                                                                    
II. WIND SPEED PROBABILITY TABLE FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS             
                                                                    
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 WED AND THE FORECAST HOUR (CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY)      
                                                                    
PROBABILITIES ARE GIVEN IN PERCENT                                  
X INDICATES PROBABILITIES LESS THAN 1 PERCENT                       
PROBABILITIES FOR 34 KT AND 50 KT ARE SHOWN AT A GIVEN LOCATION WHEN
THE 5-DAY CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY IS AT LEAST 3 PERCENT.             
PROBABILITIES FOR 64 KT ARE SHOWN WHEN THE 5-DAY CUMULATIVE         
PROBABILITY IS AT LEAST 1 PERCENT.                                  
                                                                    
                                                                    
  - - - - WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES FOR SELECTED  LOCATIONS - - - -  
                                                                    
               FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM 
  TIME       12Z WED 00Z THU 12Z THU 00Z FRI 12Z FRI 12Z SAT 12Z SUN
PERIODS         TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO  
             00Z THU 12Z THU 00Z FRI 12Z FRI 12Z SAT 12Z SUN 12Z MON
                                                                    
FORECAST HOUR    (12)   (24)    (36)    (48)    (72)    (96)   (120)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
LOCATION       KT                                                   
                                                                    
GFMX 280N 930W 34  3   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)
 
PORT ARTHUR TX 34  2   1( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)
 
GALVESTON TX   34  4   2( 6)   X( 6)   X( 6)   X( 6)   X( 6)   X( 6)
 
HOUSTON TX     34  4   2( 6)   X( 6)   X( 6)   X( 6)   X( 6)   X( 6)
 
AUSTIN TX      34  3   4( 7)   X( 7)   X( 7)   X( 7)   X( 7)   X( 7)
 
SAN ANTONIO TX 34  5   6(11)   1(12)   X(12)   X(12)   X(12)   X(12)
 
FREEPORT TX    34  6   2( 8)   X( 8)   X( 8)   X( 8)   X( 8)   X( 8)
 
GFMX 280N 950W 34  8   3(11)   X(11)   X(11)   X(11)   X(11)   X(11)
 
PORT O CONNOR  34 26   3(29)   1(30)   X(30)   X(30)   X(30)   X(30)
PORT O CONNOR  50  2   1( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)
 
CORPUS CHRISTI 34 74   4(78)   X(78)   X(78)   X(78)   X(78)   X(78)
CORPUS CHRISTI 50  9   4(13)   X(13)   X(13)   X(13)   X(13)   X(13)
CORPUS CHRISTI 64  1   1( 2)   X( 2)   X( 2)   X( 2)   X( 2)   X( 2)
 
GFMX 270N 960W 34 99   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
GFMX 270N 960W 50  5   X( 5)   1( 6)   X( 6)   X( 6)   X( 6)   X( 6)
 
BROWNSVILLE TX 34 99   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
BROWNSVILLE TX 50 99   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
BROWNSVILLE TX 64 39   X(39)   X(39)   X(39)   X(39)   X(39)   X(39)
 
GFMX 250N 960W 34 99   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
 
LA PESCO MX    34  6   2( 8)   X( 8)   X( 8)   X( 8)   X( 8)   X( 8)
 
TAMPICO MX     34  3   1( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)
 
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