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Tropical Storm MELISSA (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM MELISSA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  14
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142013
2100 UTC THU NOV 21 2013
 
THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
 
GALE-FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN AND
CENTRAL AZORES TONIGHT.
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 40.9N  32.1W AT 21/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  30 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST OR  70 DEGREES AT  24 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  980 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  55 KT WITH GUSTS TO  65 KT.
50 KT.......  0NE 100SE 100SW   0NW.
34 KT....... 90NE 210SE 240SW 180NW.
12 FT SEAS..120NE 360SE 540SW 360NW.
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 40.9N  32.1W AT 21/2100Z
AT 21/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 40.6N  33.6W
 
FORECAST VALID 22/0600Z 41.7N  27.6W...POST-TROPICAL
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT...  0NE  90SE  90SW   0NW.
34 KT... 60NE 180SE 210SW 180NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 22/1800Z 42.2N  22.7W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT...180NE 120SE 150SW 180NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 23/0600Z 41.8N  18.8W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
34 KT...240NE 150SE 120SW 210NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 23/1800Z 40.5N  16.5W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
34 KT...120NE  80SE 100SW 180NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 24/1800Z...DISSIPATED
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 40.9N  32.1W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 22/0300Z
 
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FORECASTER BLAKE
 
 
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