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Hurricane OPHELIA (Text)

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HURRICANE OPHELIA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  41
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL162011
2100 UTC SUN OCT 02 2011
 
CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...
 
NONE
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* THE AVALON PENINSULA OF NEWFOUNDLAND
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 41.6N  59.9W AT 02/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  25 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST OR  15 DEGREES AT  29 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  964 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  85 KT WITH GUSTS TO 105 KT.
64 KT....... 40NE  40SE  20SW  20NW.
50 KT....... 80NE  80SE  40SW  40NW.
34 KT.......200NE 225SE  90SW  90NW.
12 FT SEAS..300NE 480SE 360SW 240NW.
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 41.6N  59.9W AT 02/2100Z
AT 02/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 40.3N  60.6W
 
FORECAST VALID 03/0600Z 45.2N  56.6W
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT... 35NE  50SE   0SW   0NW.
50 KT... 80NE 100SE  50SW  40NW.
34 KT...150NE 240SE 150SW 120NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 03/1800Z 48.6N  48.2W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT...  0NE 120SE 100SW   0NW.
34 KT... 90NE 240SE 200SW 120NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 04/0600Z 51.0N  37.5W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
34 KT...  0NE 240SE 360SW 120NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 04/1800Z 56.0N  25.5W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
34 KT...  0NE 360SE 360SW   0NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 05/1800Z...ABSORBED BY FRONT
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 41.6N  59.9W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 03/0300Z
 
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FORECASTER BROWN
 
 
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