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HURRICANE GORDON FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  17
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL082012
2100 UTC SUN AUG 19 2012
 
CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...
 
NONE.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
 
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* THE EASTERN AZORES
 
A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 36.1N  27.5W AT 19/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST OR  70 DEGREES AT  18 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  978 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  75 KT WITH GUSTS TO  90 KT.
64 KT....... 20NE  30SE  30SW  20NW.
50 KT....... 30NE  60SE  60SW  40NW.
34 KT....... 70NE 110SE 110SW  80NW.
12 FT SEAS..120NE 240SE 270SW 150NW.
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 36.1N  27.5W AT 19/2100Z
AT 19/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 35.7N  28.4W
 
FORECAST VALID 20/0600Z 37.3N  24.9W
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT... 30NE  50SE  50SW  30NW.
34 KT... 80NE 120SE 120SW  90NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 20/1800Z 38.8N  21.8W
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT... 30NE  50SE  50SW  30NW.
34 KT... 80NE 100SE 100SW  90NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 21/0600Z 39.2N  19.2W...POST-TROPICAL
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
34 KT... 90NE  90SE 120SW 120NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 21/1800Z 39.2N  18.2W...POST-TROPICAL
MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
34 KT... 60NE   0SE 120SW 150NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 22/1800Z 39.0N  17.0W...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
MAX WIND  25 KT...GUSTS  35 KT.
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 325 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
 
OUTLOOK VALID 23/1800Z...DISSIPATED
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 36.1N  27.5W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 20/0300Z
 
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FORECASTER BRENNAN
 
 
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