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Tropical Storm NORBERT


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TROPICAL STORM NORBERT WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES NUMBER   6          
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP152008               
0900 UTC SUN OCT 05 2008                                            
                                                                    
AT 0900Z THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NORBERT WAS LOCATED NEAR      
LATITUDE 14.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 101.4 WEST WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED   
WINDS NEAR 40 KTS...45 MPH...75 KM/HR.                              
                                                                    
Z INDICATES COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME (GREENWICH)                  
   PACIFIC  DAYLIGHT TIME (PDT)...SUBTRACT  7 HOURS FROM Z TIME     
   HAWAIIAN STANDARD TIME (HST)...SUBTRACT 10 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   18Z SUN 06Z MON 18Z MON 06Z TUE 06Z WED 06Z THU 06Z FRI
FORECAST HOUR   12      24      36      48      72      96     120  
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
DISSIPATED       X       X       X       1       2       2       4
TROP DEPRESSION  3       3       5       4       5      11      19
TROPICAL STORM  93      73      59      50      52      58      62
HURRICANE        4      24      36      45      41      28      16
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
HUR CAT 1        4      22      30      34      30      23      15
HUR CAT 2        1       2       4       7       8       5       1
HUR CAT 3        X       X       1       3       3       1       X
HUR CAT 4        X       X       X       X       X       X       X
HUR CAT 5        X       X       X       X       X       X       X
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
FCST MAX WIND   50KT    60KT    65KT    70KT    75KT    75KT    75KT
                                                                    
                                                                    
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           
        06Z SUN 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       06Z SUN 18Z SUN 06Z MON 18Z MON 06Z TUE 06Z WED 06Z THU
PERIODS         TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO  
             18Z SUN 06Z MON 18Z MON 06Z TUE 06Z WED 06Z THU 06Z FRI
                                                                    
FORECAST HOUR    (12)   (24)    (36)    (48)    (72)    (96)   (120)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
LOCATION       KT                                                   
                                                                    
CABO SAN LUCAS 34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   3( 3)   4( 7)
 
SAN JOSE CABO  34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   3( 3)   3( 6)
 
LA PAZ         34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   3( 4)
 
CULICAN        34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   3( 3)
 
MAZATLAN       34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   1( 2)   1( 3)
 
SAN BLAS       34  X   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   1( 2)   2( 4)   1( 5)
 
P VALLARTA     34  X   X( X)   1( 1)   X( 1)   4( 5)   2( 7)   1( 8)
 
BARRA NAVIDAD  34  X   1( 1)   1( 2)   2( 4)   5( 9)   4(13)   X(13)
 
MANZANILLO     34  X   1( 1)   1( 2)   2( 4)   5( 9)   3(12)   X(12)
 
L CARDENAS     34  X   1( 1)   3( 4)   3( 7)   2( 9)   1(10)   X(10)
 
ZIHUATANEJO    34  X   1( 1)   3( 4)   2( 6)   1( 7)   1( 8)   X( 8)
 
ACAPULCO       34  X   1( 1)   1( 2)   1( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)
 
ISLA SOCORRO   34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   6( 6)  12(18)   9(27)
ISLA SOCORRO   50  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   4( 5)   3( 8)
ISLA SOCORRO   64  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   1( 2)
 
ISLA CLARION   34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   5( 5)   5(10)
ISLA CLARION   50  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   2( 3)
 
ISLAS MARIAS   34  X   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   2( 3)   3( 6)   2( 8)
 
CLIPPERTON IS  34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   2( 2)   1( 3)   1( 4)
 
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FORECASTER BROWN                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                    
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