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Hurricane IKE (Text)

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HURRICANE IKE FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  10
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL092008
2100 UTC WED SEP 03 2008
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 21.6N  52.7W AT 03/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  30 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 290 DEGREES AT  16 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  984 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  70 KT WITH GUSTS TO  85 KT.
64 KT....... 30NE   0SE   0SW  30NW.
50 KT....... 75NE  50SE  30SW  50NW.
34 KT.......140NE 100SE  60SW 120NW.
12 FT SEAS..300NE 180SE  75SW 270NW.
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 21.6N  52.7W AT 03/2100Z
AT 03/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 21.2N  51.9W
 
FORECAST VALID 04/0600Z 22.6N  55.1W
MAX WIND  75 KT...GUSTS  90 KT.
64 KT... 30NE  30SE   0SW  30NW.
50 KT... 75NE  50SE  40SW  60NW.
34 KT...140NE 100SE  75SW 120NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 04/1800Z 23.8N  57.9W
MAX WIND  85 KT...GUSTS 105 KT.
64 KT... 40NE  30SE  30SW  40NW.
50 KT... 80NE  60SE  50SW  80NW.
34 KT...140NE 120SE  90SW 140NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 05/0600Z 24.3N  60.4W
MAX WIND  80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT.
64 KT... 40NE  30SE  30SW  40NW.
50 KT... 80NE  60SE  50SW  80NW.
34 KT...140NE 120SE  90SW 140NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 05/1800Z 23.8N  63.1W
MAX WIND  80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT.
50 KT... 80NE  60SE  50SW  80NW.
34 KT...140NE 120SE  90SW 140NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 06/1800Z 22.5N  68.0W
MAX WIND  90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT.
50 KT... 80NE  60SE  60SW  80NW.
34 KT...140NE 120SE 120SW 140NW.
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 225 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 300 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
 
OUTLOOK VALID 07/1800Z 22.5N  72.0W
MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 08/1800Z 23.5N  76.0W
MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 21.6N  52.7W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 04/0300Z
 
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FORECASTER KNABB
 
 
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