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Tropical Storm FIONA (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM FIONA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   2
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL082010
0300 UTC TUE AUG 31 2010
 
CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...
 
THE GOVERNMENTS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA HAVE ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM
WATCH FOR ANTIGUA...BARBUDA...MONTSERRAT...ST. KITTS...NEVIS...AND
ANGUILLA.
 
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL
STORM WATCH FOR ST. MAARTEN...SABA...AND ST. EUSTATIUS.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN IN EFFECT FOR...
* ANTIGUA...BARBUDA...MONTSERRAT...ST. KITTS...NEVIS...AND ANGUILLA
* ST. MAARTEN...SABA...AND ST. EUSTATIUS
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS.
 
INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR
THE PROGRESS OF FIONA.  ADDITIONAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS MAY BE
REQUIRED FOR A PORTION OF THIS AREA TOMORROW MORNING.
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 15.1N  50.8W AT 31/0300Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  60 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT  20 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1007 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  35 KT WITH GUSTS TO  45 KT.
34 KT.......120NE   0SE   0SW   0NW.
12 FT SEAS..120NE   0SE   0SW   0NW.
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 15.1N  50.8W AT 31/0300Z
AT 31/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 14.9N  49.8W
 
FORECAST VALID 31/1200Z 15.7N  54.0W
MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
34 KT...120NE   0SE   0SW  45NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 01/0000Z 16.9N  57.7W
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
34 KT... 90NE   0SE   0SW  45NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 01/1200Z 18.4N  60.6W
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT... 90NE  45SE   0SW  45NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 02/0000Z 20.5N  63.2W
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT... 90NE  45SE  30SW  45NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 03/0000Z 25.0N  67.0W
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT... 75NE  45SE  30SW  60NW.
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 200 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 250 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
 
OUTLOOK VALID 04/0000Z 28.0N  69.0W
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 05/0000Z 29.0N  69.5W
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 15.1N  50.8W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 31/0900Z
 
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FORECASTER BLAKE
 
 
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