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Tropical Storm ERNESTO (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  32
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL052012
0900 UTC THU AUG 09 2012
 
CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...
 
NONE.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
 
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* VERACRUZ TO CHILITEPEC MEXICO
 
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* NORTH OF VERACRUZ TO BARRA DE NAUTLA
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* NORTH OF VERACRUZ TO BARRA DE NAUTLA
* EAST OF CHILITEPEC TO CAMPECHE ALONG THE GULF COAST OF THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA OF MEXICO
 
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 18.7N  93.6W AT 09/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT  14 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  993 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  60 KT WITH GUSTS TO  75 KT.
50 KT....... 40NE   0SE   0SW  30NW.
34 KT.......120NE  60SE  50SW 100NW.
12 FT SEAS..120NE   0SE  60SW 100NW.
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 18.7N  93.6W AT 09/0900Z
AT 09/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 18.8N  93.1W
 
FORECAST VALID 09/1800Z 18.5N  95.2W...INLAND
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT... 15NE  10SE  10SW  15NW.
50 KT... 50NE  20SE  20SW  40NW.
34 KT...120NE  50SE  50SW  80NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 10/0600Z 18.0N  96.8W...INLAND
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
34 KT...120NE  40SE  30SW  60NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 10/1800Z 17.7N  98.0W...INLAND
MAX WIND  25 KT...GUSTS  35 KT.
 
FORECAST VALID 11/0600Z...DISSIPATED
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 18.7N  93.6W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 09/1500Z
 
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FORECASTER BROWN
 
 
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