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Tropical Storm KIRK (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM KIRK FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   7
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL112012
0900 UTC THU AUG 30 2012
 
THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 26.5N  49.0W AT 30/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 310 DEGREES AT   9 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  997 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  55 KT WITH GUSTS TO  65 KT.
50 KT....... 20NE   0SE   0SW  20NW.
34 KT....... 50NE  30SE  20SW  40NW.
12 FT SEAS..120NE  90SE   0SW  90NW.
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 26.5N  49.0W AT 30/0900Z
AT 30/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 26.1N  48.6W
 
FORECAST VALID 30/1800Z 27.5N  50.1W
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT... 30NE  20SE  20SW  30NW.
34 KT... 70NE  50SE  40SW  60NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 31/0600Z 29.3N  50.8W
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT... 20NE  10SE   0SW   0NW.
50 KT... 40NE  30SE  20SW  40NW.
34 KT... 80NE  70SE  50SW  60NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 31/1800Z 31.5N  50.8W
MAX WIND  70 KT...GUSTS  85 KT.
64 KT... 30NE  20SE  10SW  10NW.
50 KT... 50NE  40SE  30SW  40NW.
34 KT... 90NE 100SE  70SW  70NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 01/0600Z 34.2N  49.3W
MAX WIND  75 KT...GUSTS  90 KT.
50 KT... 50NE  60SE  40SW  50NW.
34 KT...100NE 130SE  90SW  80NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 02/0600Z 40.5N  43.0W
MAX WIND  75 KT...GUSTS  90 KT.
50 KT... 60NE  70SE  50SW  50NW.
34 KT...120NE 160SE 110SW 100NW.
 
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 03/0600Z 47.5N  32.5W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 04/0600Z...ABSORBED BY A FRONT
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 26.5N  49.0W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 30/1500Z
 
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FORECASTER BERG
 
 
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