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HURRICANE JOAQUIN SPECIAL FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  24
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL112015
1600 UTC SAT OCT 03 2015

CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...

NONE.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* BERMUDA

A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* BERMUDA

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. FOR BERMUDA...THE
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS.

A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. A WATCH IS TYPICALLY ISSUED 48 HOURS
BEFORE THE ANTICIPATED FIRST OCCURRENCE OF TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE
WINDS...CONDITIONS THAT MAKE OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS DIFFICULT OR
DANGEROUS.

HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 26.0N  71.6W AT 03/1600Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  10 NM

PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR  50 DEGREES AT  14 KT

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  933 MB
EYE DIAMETER  20 NM
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 135 KT WITH GUSTS TO 165 KT.
64 KT....... 60NE  60SE  45SW  45NW.
50 KT.......100NE 100SE  60SW  60NW.
34 KT.......160NE 180SE 130SW 100NW.
12 FT SEAS..420NE 210SE 210SW 570NW.
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 26.0N  71.6W AT 03/1600Z
AT 03/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 25.6N  72.6W

FORECAST VALID 04/0000Z 27.9N  70.2W
MAX WIND 130 KT...GUSTS 160 KT.
64 KT... 45NE  45SE  40SW  40NW.
50 KT...100NE 100SE  60SW  60NW.
34 KT...160NE 180SE 150SW 120NW.

FORECAST VALID 04/1200Z 30.7N  68.0W
MAX WIND 115 KT...GUSTS 140 KT.
64 KT... 50NE  50SE  40SW  40NW.
50 KT... 90NE 100SE  60SW  60NW.
34 KT...160NE 200SE 160SW 130NW.

FORECAST VALID 05/0000Z 33.0N  66.9W
MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT.
64 KT... 50NE  50SE  40SW  40NW.
50 KT... 90NE  90SE  60SW  70NW.
34 KT...180NE 200SE 160SW 160NW.

FORECAST VALID 05/1200Z 35.0N  65.5W
MAX WIND  80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT.
50 KT... 80NE  80SE  50SW  70NW.
34 KT...180NE 180SE 120SW 210NW.

FORECAST VALID 06/1200Z 39.0N  59.0W
MAX WIND  70 KT...GUSTS  85 KT.
50 KT... 65NE  80SE  60SW  60NW.
34 KT...150NE 180SE 180SW 150NW.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 150 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 200 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 15 KT EACH DAY

OUTLOOK VALID 07/1200Z 43.5N  45.0W
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.

OUTLOOK VALID 08/1200Z 48.5N  26.0W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.

REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 26.0N  71.6W

NEXT ADVISORY AT 03/2100Z

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FORECASTER AVILA


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