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Tropical Storm GORDON (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM GORDON FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  10
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL082012
0300 UTC SAT AUG 18 2012
 
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 CENTRAL AND EASTERN AZORES
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 34.2N  42.1W AT 18/0300Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE EAST OR  90 DEGREES AT  16 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  990 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  60 KT WITH GUSTS TO  75 KT.
50 KT....... 20NE  40SE  40SW   0NW.
34 KT....... 70NE  90SE 100SW  70NW.
12 FT SEAS.. 90NE 120SE 200SW 120NW.
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 34.2N  42.1W AT 18/0300Z
AT 18/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 34.2N  43.1W
 
FORECAST VALID 18/1200Z 34.1N  39.3W
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT... 20NE  40SE  40SW   0NW.
34 KT... 70NE 100SE 100SW  70NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 19/0000Z 34.4N  35.3W
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT... 40NE  50SE  50SW  30NW.
34 KT... 90NE 110SE 110SW  80NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 19/1200Z 35.2N  31.3W
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT... 40NE  50SE  50SW  30NW.
34 KT... 90NE 110SE 110SW  80NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 20/0000Z 36.4N  27.4W
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT... 20NE  50SE  50SW   0NW.
34 KT... 80NE 120SE 110SW  80NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 21/0000Z 39.0N  20.0W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
34 KT... 70NE 110SE  80SW  60NW.
 
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 22/0000Z 39.0N  16.0W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 23/0000Z...DISSIPATED
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 34.2N  42.1W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 18/0900Z
 
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FORECASTER ROBERTS
 
 
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