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HURRICANE KATIA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  44
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL122011
0300 UTC FRI SEP 09 2011
 
THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 36.3N  68.8W AT 09/0300Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  30 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR  35 DEGREES AT  18 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  973 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  75 KT WITH GUSTS TO  90 KT.
64 KT....... 60NE  60SE  40SW  50NW.
50 KT.......120NE 120SE  90SW  90NW.
34 KT.......200NE 200SE 180SW 150NW.
12 FT SEAS..480NE 420SE 300SW 420NW.
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 36.3N  68.8W AT 09/0300Z
AT 09/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 35.6N  69.4W
 
FORECAST VALID 09/1200Z 38.1N  66.5W
MAX WIND  75 KT...GUSTS  90 KT.
64 KT... 60NE  60SE  40SW  50NW.
50 KT...120NE 120SE  90SW  90NW.
34 KT...200NE 200SE 180SW 150NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 10/0000Z 40.5N  61.1W
MAX WIND  70 KT...GUSTS  85 KT.
64 KT... 50NE  60SE  60SW  40NW.
50 KT...100NE 120SE 100SW  80NW.
34 KT...180NE 200SE 200SW 150NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 10/1200Z 42.9N  52.6W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  70 KT...GUSTS  85 KT.
64 KT... 50NE  60SE  60SW  40NW.
50 KT...100NE 120SE 120SW  80NW.
34 KT...180NE 200SE 200SW 150NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 11/0000Z 46.4N  39.5W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
50 KT...110NE 180SE 180SW 100NW.
34 KT...200NE 300SE 300SW 200NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 12/0000Z 54.1N  16.7W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT...120NE 240SE 240SW 120NW.
34 KT...250NE 450SE 450SW 250NW.
 
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 13/0000Z 61.0N   4.5W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 14/0000Z...ABSORBED
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 36.3N  68.8W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 09/0900Z
 
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FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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