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Hurricane PALOMA


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HURRICANE PALOMA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL172008
0300 UTC FRI NOV 07 2008
 
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS. A HURRICANE
WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE
WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.
 
INTERESTS IN CUBA AND JAMAICA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF
PALOMA.
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 17.2N  81.8W AT 07/0300Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH OR 360 DEGREES AT   7 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  987 MB
EYE DIAMETER  25 NM
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  65 KT WITH GUSTS TO  80 KT.
64 KT....... 15NE  15SE  10SW  10NW.
50 KT....... 30NE  30SE  20SW  20NW.
34 KT....... 60NE  60SE  40SW  40NW.
12 FT SEAS.. 60NE  60SE  30SW  30NW.
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 17.2N  81.8W AT 07/0300Z
AT 07/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 16.9N  81.7W
 
FORECAST VALID 07/1200Z 18.1N  81.8W
MAX WIND  80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT.
64 KT... 20NE  20SE  15SW  15NW.
50 KT... 35NE  35SE  25SW  25NW.
34 KT... 70NE  70SE  50SW  50NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 08/0000Z 19.1N  81.5W
MAX WIND  95 KT...GUSTS 115 KT.
64 KT... 25NE  25SE  15SW  15NW.
50 KT... 40NE  40SE  30SW  30NW.
34 KT... 85NE  85SE  60SW  60NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 08/1200Z 20.0N  80.8W
MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT.
64 KT... 30NE  30SE  20SW  20NW.
50 KT... 60NE  60SE  40SW  40NW.
34 KT...100NE 100SE  80SW  80NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 09/0000Z 20.7N  79.8W
MAX WIND  90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT.
50 KT... 75NE  75SE  50SW  50NW.
34 KT...110NE 110SE  90SW  90NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 10/0000Z 22.5N  77.5W
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
50 KT... 75NE  75SE  50SW  50NW.
34 KT...110NE 110SE  90SW  90NW.
 
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 11/0000Z 24.5N  74.5W...BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 12/0000Z 27.5N  71.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 17.2N  81.8W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 07/0900Z
 
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FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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