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Tropical Storm FIONA


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TROPICAL STORM FIONA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL082010
2100 UTC TUE AUG 31 2010
 
CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...
 
NONE.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* ST. MARTIN AND ST. BARTHELEMY
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* ANTIGUA...BARBUDA...MONTSERRAT...ST. KITTS...NEVIS...AND ANGUILLA
* ST. MAARTEN...SABA...AND ST. EUSTATIUS
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN 12
TO 24 HOURS.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN 12 TO 24 HOURS.
 
INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS SHOULD MONITOR
THE PROGRESS OF FIONA.  
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 16.7N  57.7W AT 31/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  30 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 290 DEGREES AT  21 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1006 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  35 KT WITH GUSTS TO  40 KT.
34 KT.......120NE   0SE   0SW  75NW.
12 FT SEAS..120NE   0SE   0SW  75NW.
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 16.7N  57.7W AT 31/2100Z
AT 31/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 16.3N  56.9W
 
FORECAST VALID 01/0600Z 17.9N  60.8W
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
34 KT...120NE   0SE   0SW  45NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 01/1800Z 20.2N  63.7W
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
34 KT... 90NE   0SE   0SW  45NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 02/0600Z 23.0N  66.0W
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
34 KT... 90NE  45SE  30SW  45NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 02/1800Z 26.5N  67.7W
MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
34 KT... 90NE  45SE  30SW  45NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 03/1800Z 33.5N  67.5W
MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
34 KT... 80NE  60SE  45SW  60NW.
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 325 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
 
OUTLOOK VALID 04/1800Z...DISSIPATED
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 16.7N  57.7W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 01/0300Z
 
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FORECASTER BROWN
 
 
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