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TROPICAL STORM ALEX FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL012016
1500 UTC FRI JAN 15 2016

CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...

THE AZORES METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE HAS DISCONTINUED THE HURRICANE
AND TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE AZORES.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

NONE.

TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 39.3N  27.0W AT 15/1500Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM

PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH OR 360 DEGREES AT  24 KT

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  986 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  60 KT WITH GUSTS TO  75 KT.
50 KT.......150NE 150SE  30SW  40NW.
34 KT.......400NE 300SE 180SW 150NW.
12 FT SEAS..360NE 360SE 240SW 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 39.3N  27.0W AT 15/1500Z
AT 15/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 38.0N  27.0W

FORECAST VALID 16/0000Z 45.1N  28.3W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT...150NE   0SE   0SW   0NW.
50 KT...240NE 120SE   0SW  60NW.
34 KT...420NE 420SE 240SW 180NW.

FORECAST VALID 16/1200Z 52.7N  31.8W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT...120NE   0SE   0SW   0NW.
50 KT...240NE 150SE   0SW   0NW.
34 KT...420NE 300SE 240SW 180NW.

FORECAST VALID 17/0000Z 57.0N  40.0W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT...  0NE   0SE   0SW 240NW.
34 KT...420NE  60SE  60SW 300NW.

FORECAST VALID 17/1200Z...DISSIPATED

REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 39.3N  27.0W

NEXT ADVISORY AT 15/2100Z

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FORECASTER PASCH


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