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Hurricane IRWIN


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HURRICANE IRWIN WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES NUMBER   5                 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP112011               
0900 UTC FRI OCT 07 2011                                            
                                                                    
AT 0900Z THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRWIN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE    
13.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 119.8 WEST WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 
70 KTS...80 MPH...130 KM/H.                                         
                                                                    
Z INDICATES COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME (GREENWICH)                  
   PACIFIC  DAYLIGHT TIME (PDT)...SUBTRACT  7 HOURS FROM Z TIME     
   HAWAIIAN STANDARD TIME (HST)...SUBTRACT 10 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   18Z FRI 06Z SAT 18Z SAT 06Z SUN 06Z MON 06Z TUE 06Z WED
FORECAST HOUR   12      24      36      48      72      96     120  
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
DISSIPATED       X       X       X       X       X       1       3
TROP DEPRESSION  X       X       X       1       2       5      11
TROPICAL STORM   3       3       8      17      31      43      54
HURRICANE       97      97      92      83      67      51      33
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
HUR CAT 1       66      32      34      41      41      36      26
HUR CAT 2       28      43      34      25      17      10       5
HUR CAT 3        3      19      19      13       8       4       2
HUR CAT 4        1       3       4       4       1       X       X
HUR CAT 5        X       X       X       X       X       X       X
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
FCST MAX WIND   80KT    90KT    90KT    85KT    80KT    75KT    70KT
                                                                    
                                                                    
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           
        06Z FRI 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       06Z FRI 18Z FRI 06Z SAT 18Z SAT 06Z SUN 06Z MON 06Z TUE
PERIODS         TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO  
             18Z FRI 06Z SAT 18Z SAT 06Z SUN 06Z MON 06Z TUE 06Z WED
                                                                    
FORECAST HOUR    (12)   (24)    (36)    (48)    (72)    (96)   (120)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
LOCATION       KT                                                   
                                                                    
P VALLARTA     34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   3( 3)
 
BARRA NAVIDAD  34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   3( 4)
 
MANZANILLO     34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   3( 4)
 
L CARDENAS     34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   3( 3)
 
ISLA SOCORRO   34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   8( 9)   7(16)
ISLA SOCORRO   50  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   2( 2)   3( 5)
ISLA SOCORRO   64  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   X( 1)
 
ISLA CLARION   34  X   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   7( 8)  10(18)   3(21)
ISLA CLARION   50  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   4( 5)   X( 5)
ISLA CLARION   64  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   X( 1)
 
ISLAS MARIAS   34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   2( 3)
 
CLIPPERTON IS  34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   2( 2)   4( 6)
 
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FORECASTER BERG                                                     
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