Hurricane OMAR
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HURRICANE OMAR FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 7
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL152008
0300 UTC WED OCT 15 2008
AT 11 PM AST...0300 UTC...A HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND THE ISLANDS OF VIEQUES AND CULEBRA.
AT 11 PM AST...A HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ST.
MARTIN/MAARTEN...SABA...ST. EUSTATIUS...ST. BARTHELEMY...THE BRITISH
VIRGIN ISLANDS...ANGUILLA...ST. KITTS...AND NEVIS...BY THEIR
RESPECTIVE GOVERNMENTS.
AT 11 PM AST...THE GOVERNMENT OF ANTIGUA HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING FOR ANTIGUA...BARBUDA...AND MONTSERRAT.
A HURRICANE WATCH AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
PUERTO RICO. A HURRICANE WARNING COULD BE REQUIRED FOR PUERTO RICO
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 14.3N 68.1W AT 15/0300Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 15 NM
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR 50 DEGREES AT 5 KT
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 979 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT WITH GUSTS TO 75 KT.
64 KT....... 15NE 15SE 0SW 0NW.
50 KT....... 30NE 40SE 20SW 0NW.
34 KT....... 60NE 80SE 40SW 20NW.
12 FT SEAS.. 60NE 90SE 60SW 60NW.
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 14.3N 68.1W AT 15/0300Z
AT 15/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 14.1N 68.3W
FORECAST VALID 15/1200Z 15.1N 67.1W
MAX WIND 75 KT...GUSTS 90 KT.
64 KT... 15NE 15SE 10SW 10NW.
50 KT... 30NE 40SE 20SW 15NW.
34 KT... 70NE 90SE 50SW 30NW.
FORECAST VALID 16/0000Z 16.7N 65.4W
MAX WIND 85 KT...GUSTS 105 KT.
64 KT... 20NE 20SE 15SW 10NW.
50 KT... 40NE 50SE 40SW 30NW.
34 KT... 75NE 100SE 60SW 50NW.
FORECAST VALID 16/1200Z 19.1N 63.3W
MAX WIND 90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT.
64 KT... 30NE 30SE 20SW 20NW.
50 KT... 50NE 60SE 40SW 30NW.
34 KT...100NE 120SE 75SW 50NW.
FORECAST VALID 17/0000Z 21.9N 61.1W
MAX WIND 90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT.
50 KT... 50NE 60SE 40SW 30NW.
34 KT...100NE 120SE 75SW 50NW.
FORECAST VALID 18/0000Z 27.0N 58.0W
MAX WIND 80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT.
50 KT... 50NE 60SE 40SW 30NW.
34 KT...100NE 120SE 75SW 50NW.
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 19/0000Z 33.0N 54.0W
MAX WIND 70 KT...GUSTS 85 KT.
OUTLOOK VALID 20/0000Z 41.0N 44.0W
MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT.
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 14.3N 68.1W
NEXT ADVISORY AT 15/0900Z
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FORECASTER FRANKLIN
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