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Tropical Storm PAUL


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TROPICAL STORM PAUL WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES NUMBER   6             
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP162012               
0300 UTC MON OCT 15 2012                                            
                                                                    
AT 0300Z THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM PAUL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
15.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 115.3 WEST WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 
60 KTS...70 MPH...110 KM/H.                                         
                                                                    
Z INDICATES COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME (GREENWICH)                  
   PACIFIC  DAYLIGHT TIME (PDT)...SUBTRACT  7 HOURS FROM Z TIME     
   HAWAIIAN STANDARD TIME (HST)...SUBTRACT 10 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 MON 00Z TUE 12Z TUE 00Z WED 00Z THU 00Z FRI 00Z SAT
FORECAST HOUR   12      24      36      48      72      96     120  
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
DISSIPATED       X       X       X       2      23      42      NA
TROP DEPRESSION  X       X       4      15      41      39      NA
TROPICAL STORM  16      22      52      64      33      19      NA
HURRICANE       84      78      43      19       3       1      NA
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
HUR CAT 1       79      59      35      16       3       1      NA
HUR CAT 2        6      15       7       3       X       X      NA
HUR CAT 3        X       4       2       1       X       X      NA
HUR CAT 4        X       X       X       X       X       X      NA
HUR CAT 5        X       X       X       X       X       X      NA
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
FCST MAX WIND   70KT    75KT    65KT    55KT    35KT    25KT    NA  
                                                                    
                                                                    
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 MON 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 MON 12Z MON 00Z TUE 12Z TUE 00Z WED 00Z THU 00Z FRI
PERIODS         TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO  
             12Z MON 00Z TUE 12Z TUE 00Z WED 00Z THU 00Z FRI 00Z SAT
                                                                    
FORECAST HOUR    (12)   (24)    (36)    (48)    (72)    (96)   (120)
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LOCATION       KT                                                   
                                                                    
P ABREOJOS     34  X   X( X)   2( 2)   9(11)  13(24)   X(24)   X(24)
P ABREOJOS     50  X   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   3( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)
 
CABO SAN LUCAS 34  X   1( 1)   4( 5)   3( 8)   X( 8)   X( 8)   X( 8)
 
SAN JOSE CABO  34  X   1( 1)   3( 4)   3( 7)   X( 7)   X( 7)   X( 7)
 
LA PAZ         34  X   X( X)   4( 4)   4( 8)   2(10)   X(10)   X(10)
 
LORETO         34  X   X( X)   2( 2)   4( 6)   4(10)   X(10)   X(10)
 
BAHIA KINO     34  X   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   2( 3)   1( 4)   X( 4)
 
GUAYMAS        34  X   X( X)   X( X)   2( 2)   1( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)
 
HUATABAMPO     34  X   X( X)   X( X)   2( 2)   1( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)
 
LOS MOCHIS     34  X   X( X)   X( X)   2( 2)   1( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)
 
CULIACAN       34  X   X( X)   1( 1)   2( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)
 
ISLA SOCORRO   34  2   5( 7)   2( 9)   1(10)   X(10)   X(10)   X(10)
 
ISLA CLARION   34 51  45(96)   X(96)   X(96)   X(96)   X(96)   X(96)
ISLA CLARION   50  5  66(71)   X(71)   X(71)   X(71)   X(71)   X(71)
ISLA CLARION   64  1  37(38)   1(39)   X(39)   X(39)   X(39)   X(39)
 
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FORECASTER BERG                                                     
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