Hurricane PALOMA

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HURRICANE PALOMA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  10
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL172008
0300 UTC SAT NOV 08 2008
 
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS.
PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION.
 
A HURRICANE WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE CUBAN PROVINCES OF
SANCTI SPIRITUS... CIEGO DE AVILA...CAMAGUEY AND LAS TUNAS. 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.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE
CUBAN PROVINCE OF GRANMA. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36
HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24
HOURS.
 
INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN CUBA AND THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SHOULD
CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF PALOMA.
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 19.1N  80.9W AT 08/0300Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  15 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR  45 DEGREES AT   6 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  962 MB
EYE DIAMETER  15 NM
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT WITH GUSTS TO 120 KT.
64 KT....... 25NE  20SE  15SW  20NW.
50 KT....... 50NE  45SE  30SW  45NW.
34 KT.......100NE  90SE  60SW  90NW.
12 FT SEAS..100NE 100SE  80SW 100NW.
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 19.1N  80.9W AT 08/0300Z
AT 08/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 18.9N  81.1W
 
FORECAST VALID 08/1200Z 19.8N  80.3W
MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT.
64 KT... 25NE  20SE  15SW  20NW.
50 KT... 50NE  45SE  30SW  45NW.
34 KT...100NE  90SE  60SW  90NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 09/0000Z 20.5N  79.2W
MAX WIND  90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT.
64 KT... 25NE  20SE  15SW  20NW.
50 KT... 50NE  45SE  30SW  45NW.
34 KT...100NE  90SE  60SW  90NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 09/1200Z 21.2N  78.0W...INLAND
MAX WIND  70 KT...GUSTS  85 KT.
64 KT... 15NE  15SE  15SW  15NW.
50 KT... 40NE  35SE  20SW  35NW.
34 KT...100NE  90SE  60SW  90NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 10/0000Z 21.7N  77.1W
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT... 25NE  25SE  15SW  15NW.
34 KT... 90NE  90SE  45SW  45NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 11/0000Z 22.4N  76.2W...DISSIPATING
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
34 KT... 70NE  70SE  40SW  40NW.
 
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 12/0000Z 23.0N  76.0W...REMNANT LOW
MAX WIND  30 KT...GUSTS  40 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 13/0000Z 23.5N  76.0W...REMNANT LOW
MAX WIND  20 KT...GUSTS  25 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 19.1N  80.9W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 08/0900Z
 
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FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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