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HURRICANE IRENE FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  32
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL092011
0900 UTC SUN AUG 28 2011
 
CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...
 
THE HURRICANE WARNING SOUTH OF OCRACOKE INLET NORTH CAROLINA HAS
BEEN DISCONTINUED.
 
THE HURRICANE WARNING FROM OCRACOKE INLET NORTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD
TO CHINCOTEAGUE VIRGINIA...INCLUDING PAMLICO...ALBEMARLE...AND
CURRITUCK SOUNDS AND CHESAPEAKE BAY SOUTH OF DRUM POINT HAS BEEN
CHANGED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
 
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* CHINCOTEAGUE VIRGINIA NORTHWARD TO SAGAMORE BEACH MASSACHUSETTS...
INCLUDING DELAWARE BAY...NEW YORK CITY...LONG ISLAND...LONG ISLAND
SOUND...COASTAL CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND...BLOCK ISLAND...
MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* OCRACOKE INLET NORTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD TO CHINCOTEAGUE
VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE PAMLICO...ALBEMARLE...AND CURRITUCK
SOUNDS...CHESAPEAKE BAY AND THE TIDAL POTOMAC
* NORTH OF SAGAMORE BEACH TO EASTPORT MAINE
* UNITED STATES/CANADA BORDER NORTHEASTWARD TO FORT LAWRENCE
INCLUDING GRAND MANAN
* SOUTH COAST OF NOVA SCOTIA FROM FORT LAWRENCE TO PORTERS LAKE
 
INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN EASTERN CANADA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF
IRENE.
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 39.2N  74.5W AT 28/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST OR  20 DEGREES AT  16 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  958 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  65 KT WITH GUSTS TO  80 KT.
64 KT.......110NE 110SE   0SW   0NW.
50 KT.......150NE 150SE  80SW  30NW.
34 KT.......230NE 280SE 160SW 110NW.
12 FT SEAS..460NE 460SE 400SW  60NW.
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 39.2N  74.5W AT 28/0900Z
AT 28/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 38.1N  75.0W
 
FORECAST VALID 28/1800Z 41.8N  73.2W...INLAND
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT...150NE 150SE  80SW  30NW.
34 KT...250NE 300SE 160SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 29/0600Z 46.0N  70.4W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT... 30NE 180SE  30SW  15NW.
34 KT...180NE 360SE 160SW  60NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 29/1800Z 50.6N  66.5W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT...180NE 360SE 100SW  60NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 30/0600Z 54.0N  59.5W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
34 KT...120NE 330SE 250SW 180NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 31/0600Z 58.0N  44.0W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
34 KT...  0NE 330SE 330SW  90NW.
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 175 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 225 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
 
OUTLOOK VALID 01/0600Z 61.0N  31.0W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 02/0600Z 62.0N  28.0W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 39.2N  74.5W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 28/1500Z
 
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FORECASTER BRENNAN
 
 
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