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Tropical Storm ISAAC


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TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES NUMBER  28            
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL092012               
0300 UTC TUE AUG 28 2012                                            
                                                                    
AT 0300Z THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR        
LATITUDE 27.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.0 WEST WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED    
WINDS NEAR 60 KTS...70 MPH...110 KM/H.                              
                                                                    
Z INDICATES COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME (GREENWICH)                  
   ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME (AST)...SUBTRACT 4 HOURS FROM Z TIME      
   EASTERN  DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT)...SUBTRACT 4 HOURS FROM Z TIME      
   CENTRAL  DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT)...SUBTRACT 5 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   12Z TUE 00Z WED 12Z WED 00Z THU 00Z FRI 00Z SAT 00Z SUN
FORECAST HOUR   12      24      36      48      72      96     120  
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
DISSIPATED       X       X       X       5      38      58      81
TROP DEPRESSION  X       2       3      21      39      39      19
TROPICAL STORM  30      25      47      55      23       3       X
HURRICANE       70      73      49      19       1       X       X
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
HUR CAT 1       64      52      36      14       1       X       X
HUR CAT 2        5      16      10       3       X       X       X
HUR CAT 3        1       5       3       2       X       X       X
HUR CAT 4        X       1       1       X       X       X       X
HUR CAT 5        X       X       X       X       X       X       X
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
FCST MAX WIND   70KT    80KT    65KT    50KT    30KT    25KT    20KT
                                                                    
                                                                    
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           
        00Z TUE 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       00Z TUE 12Z TUE 00Z WED 12Z WED 00Z THU 00Z FRI 00Z SAT
PERIODS         TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO  
             12Z TUE 00Z WED 12Z WED 00Z THU 00Z FRI 00Z SAT 00Z SUN
                                                                    
FORECAST HOUR    (12)   (24)    (36)    (48)    (72)    (96)   (120)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
LOCATION       KT                                                   
                                                                    
VENICE FL      34  3   1( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)
 
TAMPA FL       34  4   X( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)
 
CEDAR KEY FL   34  5   1( 6)   1( 7)   X( 7)   X( 7)   X( 7)   X( 7)
 
TALLAHASSEE FL 34  7   5(12)   2(14)   1(15)   X(15)   X(15)   X(15)
 
ST MARKS FL    34  8   5(13)   1(14)   1(15)   X(15)   X(15)   X(15)
 
APALACHICOLA   34 21   7(28)   2(30)   1(31)   X(31)   X(31)   X(31)
 
GFMX 290N 850W 34 32   4(36)   2(38)   1(39)   X(39)   X(39)   X(39)
 
PANAMA CITY FL 34 30   8(38)   3(41)   2(43)   X(43)   X(43)   X(43)
 
COLUMBUS GA    34  2   3( 5)   2( 7)   1( 8)   X( 8)   X( 8)   X( 8)
 
MONTGOMERY AL  34  5   9(14)   6(20)   2(22)   1(23)   X(23)   X(23)
 
PENSACOLA FL   34 44  19(63)   4(67)   1(68)   1(69)   X(69)   X(69)
PENSACOLA FL   50  1   4( 5)   2( 7)   1( 8)   X( 8)   X( 8)   X( 8)
 
GFMX 290N 870W 34 99   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
GFMX 290N 870W 50 16   8(24)   X(24)   1(25)   X(25)   X(25)   X(25)
GFMX 290N 870W 64  1   2( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)
 
MOBILE AL      34 41  31(72)   6(78)   2(80)   X(80)   X(80)   X(80)
MOBILE AL      50  1  11(12)   9(21)   1(22)   X(22)   X(22)   X(22)
MOBILE AL      64  X   2( 2)   2( 4)   1( 5)   X( 5)   X( 5)   X( 5)
 
GULFPORT MS    34 47  38(85)   6(91)   1(92)   X(92)   X(92)   X(92)
GULFPORT MS    50  1  24(25)  21(46)   2(48)   X(48)   X(48)   X(48)
GULFPORT MS    64  X   6( 6)  11(17)   1(18)   X(18)   X(18)   X(18)
 
STENNIS SC     34 42  44(86)   8(94)   1(95)   X(95)   X(95)   X(95)
STENNIS SC     50  1  23(24)  29(53)   3(56)   1(57)   X(57)   X(57)
STENNIS SC     64  X   5( 5)  17(22)   3(25)   X(25)   X(25)   X(25)
 
BURAS LA       34 73  25(98)   1(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
BURAS LA       50  2  63(65)  15(80)   2(82)   X(82)   X(82)   X(82)
BURAS LA       64  X  26(26)  16(42)   X(42)   1(43)   X(43)   X(43)
 
GFMX 280N 890W 34 97   2(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
GFMX 280N 890W 50 38  34(72)   1(73)   X(73)   X(73)   X(73)   X(73)
GFMX 280N 890W 64  5  21(26)   1(27)   X(27)   X(27)   X(27)   X(27)
 
JACKSON MS     34  4  18(22)  21(43)   8(51)   6(57)   X(57)   X(57)
JACKSON MS     50  X   X( X)   3( 3)   3( 6)   4(10)   X(10)   X(10)
JACKSON MS     64  X   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   1( 2)   X( 2)   X( 2)
 
NEW ORLEANS LA 34 35  51(86)   9(95)   X(95)   X(95)   X(95)   1(96)
NEW ORLEANS LA 50  1  18(19)  35(54)   5(59)   X(59)   X(59)   X(59)
NEW ORLEANS LA 64  X   2( 2)  19(21)   4(25)   X(25)   X(25)   X(25)
 
GFMX 280N 910W 34 20  28(48)   8(56)   2(58)   X(58)   X(58)   X(58)
GFMX 280N 910W 50  1   5( 6)   4(10)   2(12)   X(12)   X(12)   X(12)
GFMX 280N 910W 64  X   1( 1)   1( 2)   X( 2)   1( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)
 
BATON ROUGE LA 34  9  44(53)  27(80)   5(85)   X(85)   X(85)   X(85)
BATON ROUGE LA 50  X   4( 4)  19(23)   9(32)   2(34)   X(34)   X(34)
BATON ROUGE LA 64  X   X( X)   5( 5)   3( 8)   1( 9)   X( 9)   X( 9)
 
NEW IBERIA LA  34  5  31(36)  26(62)   6(68)   1(69)   X(69)   X(69)
NEW IBERIA LA  50  X   1( 1)   9(10)   7(17)   1(18)   X(18)   X(18)
NEW IBERIA LA  64  X   X( X)   2( 2)   2( 4)   1( 5)   X( 5)   X( 5)
 
GFMX 280N 930W 34  3   5( 8)   9(17)   3(20)   1(21)   X(21)   X(21)
 
SHREVEPORT LA  34  X   1( 1)   8( 9)   5(14)   7(21)   X(21)   X(21)
 
PORT ARTHUR TX 34  X   5( 5)   9(14)   6(20)   2(22)   X(22)   X(22)
 
GALVESTON TX   34  X   2( 2)   5( 7)   3(10)   2(12)   X(12)   X(12)
 
HOUSTON TX     34  X   1( 1)   3( 4)   3( 7)   2( 9)   X( 9)   X( 9)
 
FREEPORT TX    34  X   1( 1)   3( 4)   2( 6)   2( 8)   X( 8)   X( 8)
 
GFMX 280N 950W 34  X   1( 1)   3( 4)   1( 5)   2( 7)   X( 7)   X( 7)
 
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FORECASTER BROWN                                                    
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