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TROPICAL STORM RAFAEL FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   9
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL172012
2100 UTC SUN OCT 14 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...
* BERMUDA
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS
ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 20.7N  64.7W AT 14/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST OR 330 DEGREES AT   9 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  996 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  50 KT WITH GUSTS TO  60 KT.
50 KT....... 70NE   0SE   0SW  30NW.
34 KT.......150NE 150SE   0SW 100NW.
12 FT SEAS..270NE 180SE   0SW 240NW.
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 20.7N  64.7W AT 14/2100Z
AT 14/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 20.3N  64.4W
 
FORECAST VALID 15/0600Z 21.8N  65.6W
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT... 70NE  60SE   0SW  40NW.
34 KT...150NE 150SE  30SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 15/1800Z 23.5N  66.2W
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT... 70NE  60SE   0SW  40NW.
34 KT...150NE 150SE  30SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 16/0600Z 26.0N  65.8W
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT... 30NE  30SE   0SW  20NW.
50 KT... 80NE  80SE  20SW  50NW.
34 KT...160NE 160SE  50SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 16/1800Z 29.3N  64.3W
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
50 KT... 80NE  80SE  30SW  50NW.
34 KT...180NE 180SE  60SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 17/1800Z 39.5N  56.5W
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
50 KT...100NE 120SE  60SW  60NW.
34 KT...210NE 240SE 150SW 150NW.
 
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 18/1800Z 48.5N  42.0W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 19/1800Z 49.0N  30.0W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 20.7N  64.7W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 15/0300Z
 
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FORECASTER BROWN
 
 
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