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Hurricane GUSTAV


ZCZC MIAPWSAT2 ALL                                                  
TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM                                                  
HURRICANE GUSTAV WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES NUMBER  32                
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL072008               
1500 UTC MON SEP 01 2008                                            
                                                                    
AT 1500Z THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE   
29.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 90.8 WEST WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR  
95 KTS...110 MPH...175 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 TUE 12Z TUE 00Z WED 12Z WED 12Z THU 12Z FRI 12Z SAT
FORECAST HOUR   12      24      36      48      72      96     120  
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
DISSIPATED       X       5      21      39      59      68      76
TROP DEPRESSION  X      34      48      36      25      19      14
TROPICAL STORM  29      55      26      21      11       7       5
HURRICANE       72       5       5       4       5       6       6
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
HUR CAT 1       57       2       2       1       1       1       1
HUR CAT 2        9       1       1       1       1       2       1
HUR CAT 3        5       2       2       1       2       2       2
HUR CAT 4        X       X       1       1       1       2       1
HUR CAT 5        X       X       X       X       X       X       X
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
FCST MAX WIND   70KT    40KT    30KT    25KT    20KT    20KT    20KT
                                                                    
                                                                    
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 MON 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 MON 00Z TUE 12Z TUE 00Z WED 12Z WED 12Z THU 12Z FRI
PERIODS         TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO  
             00Z TUE 12Z TUE 00Z WED 12Z WED 12Z THU 12Z FRI 12Z SAT
                                                                    
FORECAST HOUR    (12)   (24)    (36)    (48)    (72)    (96)   (120)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
LOCATION       KT                                                   
                                                                    
PENSACOLA FL   34  4   1( 5)   X( 5)   X( 5)   X( 5)   1( 6)   X( 6)
 
GFMX 290N 870W 34  4   X( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)   1( 5)   X( 5)
 
MOBILE AL      34 20   2(22)   X(22)   X(22)   1(23)   X(23)   X(23)
 
GULFPORT MS    34 99   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
GULFPORT MS    50  2   X( 2)   X( 2)   X( 2)   1( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)
 
BURAS LA       34 99   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
BURAS LA       50 99   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
BURAS LA       64  X   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   X( 1)   X( 1)   X( 1)
 
GFMX 280N 890W 34 99   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
 
JACKSON MS     34 30   2(32)   X(32)   1(33)   X(33)   1(34)   X(34)
 
NEW ORLEANS LA 34 99   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
NEW ORLEANS LA 50 99   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
NEW ORLEANS LA 64 14   X(14)   X(14)   X(14)   X(14)   X(14)   X(14)
 
GFMX 280N 910W 34 99   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
GFMX 280N 910W 50  9   X( 9)   X( 9)   1(10)   1(11)   X(11)   1(12)
GFMX 280N 910W 64  X   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   X( 1)   1( 2)   X( 2)
 
BATON ROUGE LA 34 99   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
BATON ROUGE LA 50 92   X(92)   X(92)   1(93)   X(93)   X(93)   X(93)
BATON ROUGE LA 64 29   1(30)   X(30)   X(30)   X(30)   X(30)   X(30)
 
NEW IBERIA LA  34 99   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
NEW IBERIA LA  50 98   X(98)   X(98)   X(98)   X(98)   X(98)   1(99)
NEW IBERIA LA  64 67   X(67)   1(68)   X(68)   X(68)   1(69)   X(69)
 
GFMX 280N 930W 34 23   1(24)   2(26)   X(26)   3(29)   2(31)   X(31)
GFMX 280N 930W 50  2   X( 2)   X( 2)   1( 3)   2( 5)   1( 6)   1( 7)
GFMX 280N 930W 64  X   X( X)   1( 1)   X( 1)   1( 2)   1( 3)   X( 3)
 
SHREVEPORT LA  34 26  14(40)   3(43)   2(45)   1(46)   X(46)   1(47)
SHREVEPORT LA  50  1   3( 4)   1( 5)   X( 5)   1( 6)   X( 6)   X( 6)
 
PORT ARTHUR TX 34 62   6(68)   1(69)   1(70)   1(71)   1(72)   X(72)
PORT ARTHUR TX 50  7   5(12)   1(13)   1(14)   2(16)   1(17)   X(17)
PORT ARTHUR TX 64  X   2( 2)   1( 3)   X( 3)   2( 5)   X( 5)   X( 5)
 
GALVESTON TX   34 15   5(20)   2(22)   1(23)   3(26)   2(28)   X(28)
GALVESTON TX   50  1   2( 3)   1( 4)   1( 5)   2( 7)   1( 8)   1( 9)
GALVESTON TX   64  X   1( 1)   X( 1)   1( 2)   2( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)
 
HOUSTON TX     34 10   6(16)   2(18)   2(20)   3(23)   1(24)   1(25)
HOUSTON TX     50  1   X( 1)   1( 2)   1( 3)   2( 5)   X( 5)   1( 6)
HOUSTON TX     64  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   X( 1)   X( 1)
 
AUSTIN TX      34  2   1( 3)   1( 4)   1( 5)   3( 8)   1( 9)   1(10)
 
SAN ANTONIO TX 34  X   1( 1)   1( 2)   X( 2)   3( 5)   1( 6)   X( 6)
 
FREEPORT TX    34  7   4(11)   1(12)   2(14)   3(17)   2(19)   X(19)
FREEPORT TX    50  X   1( 1)   X( 1)   1( 2)   3( 5)   X( 5)   1( 6)
FREEPORT TX    64  X   X( X)   1( 1)   X( 1)   1( 2)   1( 3)   1( 4)
 
GFMX 280N 950W 34  4   3( 7)   2( 9)   1(10)   4(14)   1(15)   1(16)
GFMX 280N 950W 50  X   1( 1)   X( 1)   1( 2)   2( 4)   2( 6)   X( 6)
GFMX 280N 950W 64  X   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   1( 2)   2( 4)   X( 4)
 
PORT O CONNOR  34  3   2( 5)   X( 5)   2( 7)   4(11)   1(12)   1(13)
PORT O CONNOR  50  X   X( X)   1( 1)   X( 1)   1( 2)   2( 4)   X( 4)
PORT O CONNOR  64  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   1( 2)   X( 2)
 
CORPUS CHRISTI 34  1   1( 2)   X( 2)   1( 3)   2( 5)   3( 8)   X( 8)
 
GFMX 270N 960W 34  2   1( 3)   X( 3)   1( 4)   3( 7)   2( 9)   1(10)
GFMX 270N 960W 50  X   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   1( 2)   1( 3)   1( 4)
GFMX 270N 960W 64  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   1( 2)
 
BROWNSVILLE TX 34  X   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   1( 2)   1( 3)   1( 4)
 
GFMX 250N 960W 34  X   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   X( 1)   2( 3)   1( 4)
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                    
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