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HURRICANE IRMA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  24
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL112017
0900 UTC TUE SEP 05 2017

CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...

THE GOVERNMENT OF BARBADOS HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR
DOMINICA.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* ANTIGUA... BARBUDA... ANGUILLA... MONTSERRAT... ST. KITTS... AND
NEVIS
* SABA... ST. EUSTATIUS... AND SINT MAARTEN
* SAINT MARTIN AND SAINT BARTHELEMY
* BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
* U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
* PUERTO RICO... VIEQUES... AND CULEBRA

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

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* GUADELOUPE
* DOMINICA

A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. A WARNING IS TYPICALLY ISSUED
36 HOURS BEFORE THE ANTICIPATED FIRST OCCURRENCE OF TROPICAL-STORM-
FORCE WINDS... CONDITIONS THAT MAKE OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS DIFFICULT
OR
DANGEROUS. IN THIS CASE... FOR SOME OF EASTERNMOST ISLANDS... THE
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA IN THIS CASE WITHIN 36
HOURS.

INTERESTS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC... HAITI... THE TURKS AND CAICOS
ISLANDS... CUBA... AND THE SOUTHEASTERN AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS SHOULD
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF IRMA.

HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 16.6N  57.0W AT 05/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  10 NM

PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT  12 KT

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  937 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 130 KT WITH GUSTS TO 160 KT.
64 KT....... 40NE  35SE  30SW  35NW.
50 KT....... 70NE  60SE  50SW  60NW.
34 KT.......120NE 100SE  80SW 120NW.
12 FT SEAS..270NE 120SE 180SW 300NW.
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 16.6N  57.0W AT 05/0900Z
AT 05/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 16.6N  56.4W

FORECAST VALID 05/1800Z 17.0N  58.9W
MAX WIND 130 KT...GUSTS 160 KT.
64 KT... 40NE  35SE  30SW  35NW.
50 KT... 70NE  60SE  50SW  60NW.
34 KT...130NE 100SE  80SW 110NW.

FORECAST VALID 06/0600Z 17.7N  61.5W
MAX WIND 130 KT...GUSTS 160 KT.
64 KT... 40NE  35SE  30SW  35NW.
50 KT... 70NE  60SE  60SW  60NW.
34 KT...140NE 110SE  80SW 120NW.

FORECAST VALID 06/1800Z 18.6N  64.2W
MAX WIND 130 KT...GUSTS 160 KT.
64 KT... 40NE  35SE  30SW  35NW.
50 KT... 80NE  70SE  60SW  70NW.
34 KT...150NE 130SE  90SW 140NW.

FORECAST VALID 07/0600Z 19.6N  67.0W
MAX WIND 125 KT...GUSTS 150 KT.
50 KT... 80NE  70SE  60SW  70NW.
34 KT...160NE 140SE  90SW 150NW.

FORECAST VALID 08/0600Z 21.2N  72.5W
MAX WIND 120 KT...GUSTS 145 KT.
50 KT... 90NE  80SE  60SW  80NW.
34 KT...170NE 160SE 100SW 160NW.

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 09/0600Z 22.4N  77.2W
MAX WIND 115 KT...GUSTS 140 KT.

OUTLOOK VALID 10/0600Z 24.0N  81.0W
MAX WIND 115 KT...GUSTS 140 KT.

REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 16.6N  57.0W

NEXT ADVISORY AT 05/1500Z

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FORECASTER AVILA


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