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Tropical Storm RICHARD (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM RICHARD FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL192010
0900 UTC FRI OCT 22 2010
 
CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...
 
NONE.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN IN EFFECT FOR...
* HONDURAS FROM THE NICARAGUA/HONDURAS BORDER WESTWARD TO LIMON.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING COULD BE REQUIRED FOR A PORTION OF THE
COAST OF HONDURAS LATER TODAY.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS.
 
INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA SHOULD MONITOR
THE PROGRESS OF RICHARD.
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 16.0N  80.3W AT 22/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT IS STATIONARY
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1005 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  35 KT WITH GUSTS TO  45 KT.
34 KT....... 90NE  90SE   0SW   0NW.
12 FT SEAS.. 90NE   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 16.0N  80.3W AT 22/0900Z
AT 22/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 16.0N  80.3W
 
FORECAST VALID 22/1800Z 15.9N  80.8W
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
34 KT... 90NE  90SE   0SW   0NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 23/0600Z 15.9N  81.5W
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT... 90NE  90SE   0SW   0NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 23/1800Z 16.0N  83.0W
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT... 40NE  40SE   0SW  20NW.
34 KT...100NE 100SE  20SW  60NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 24/0600Z 16.5N  84.5W
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT... 50NE  50SE  20SW  20NW.
34 KT...100NE 100SE  40SW  60NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 25/0600Z 17.5N  87.5W
MAX WIND  70 KT...GUSTS  85 KT.
50 KT... 60NE  50SE  30SW  35NW.
34 KT...120NE 100SE  60SW  75NW.
 
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 26/0600Z 19.0N  90.0W...INLAND
MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 27/0600Z 21.0N  91.5W...OVER WATER
MAX WIND  30 KT...GUSTS  40 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 16.0N  80.3W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 22/1500Z
 
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FORECASTER AVILA
 
 
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