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Hurricane KARL (Text)

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HURRICANE KARL WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES NUMBER  10                  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL132010               
2100 UTC THU SEP 16 2010                                            
                                                                    
AT 2100Z THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KARL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.6
NORTH...LONGITUDE 93.7 WEST WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 70 KTS
...80 MPH...130 KM/HR.                                              
                                                                    
Z INDICATES COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME (GREENWICH)                  
   ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME (AST)...SUBTRACT 4 HOURS FROM Z TIME      
   EASTERN  DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT)...SUBTRACT 4 HOURS FROM Z TIME      
   CENTRAL  DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT)...SUBTRACT 5 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   06Z FRI 18Z FRI 06Z SAT 18Z SAT 18Z SUN 18Z MON 18Z TUE
FORECAST HOUR   12      24      36      48      72      96     120  
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
DISSIPATED       X       1       2      26      40      NA      NA
TROP DEPRESSION  X       3       8      41      19      NA      NA
TROPICAL STORM  12      29      65      26      16      NA      NA
HURRICANE       88      67      24       7      25      NA      NA
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
HUR CAT 1       76      39      17       4       8      NA      NA
HUR CAT 2       11      22       5       2       9      NA      NA
HUR CAT 3        1       5       2       1       7      NA      NA
HUR CAT 4        X       1       X       X       2      NA      NA
HUR CAT 5        X       X       X       X       X      NA      NA
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
FCST MAX WIND   75KT    85KT    55KT    30KT    25KT    NA      NA  
                                                                    
                                                                    
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           
        18Z THU 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       18Z THU 06Z FRI 18Z FRI 06Z SAT 18Z SAT 18Z SUN 18Z MON
PERIODS         TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO  
             06Z FRI 18Z FRI 06Z SAT 18Z SAT 18Z SUN 18Z MON 18Z TUE
                                                                    
FORECAST HOUR    (12)   (24)    (36)    (48)    (72)    (96)   (120)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
LOCATION       KT                                                   
                                                                    
LA PESCA MX    34  X   2( 2)   2( 4)   1( 5)   1( 6)   X( 6)   X( 6)
 
TAMPICO MX     34  2   3( 5)   7(12)   1(13)   1(14)   X(14)   X(14)
TAMPICO MX     50  X   1( 1)   1( 2)   X( 2)   1( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)
 
TUXPAN MX      34  2  22(24)  18(42)   2(44)   1(45)   X(45)   X(45)
TUXPAN MX      50  X   3( 3)   7(10)   1(11)   1(12)   X(12)   X(12)
TUXPAN MX      64  X   1( 1)   3( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)
 
VERACRUZ MX    34 17  63(80)   4(84)   1(85)   X(85)   X(85)   X(85)
VERACRUZ MX    50  1  33(34)   6(40)   1(41)   1(42)   X(42)   X(42)
VERACRUZ MX    64  X  17(17)   6(23)   1(24)   X(24)   X(24)   X(24)
 
FRONTERA MX    34  2   2( 4)   1( 5)   X( 5)   1( 6)   X( 6)   X( 6)
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN                                                    
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