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HURRICANE IRMA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  36
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL112017
0300 UTC FRI SEP 08 2017
 
CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...
 
A STORM SURGE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM JUPITER INLET SOUTHWARD
AROUND THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TO BONITA BEACH... AS WELL AS FOR THE
FLORIDA KEYS.
 
A HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM JUPITER INLET SOUTHWARD
AROUND THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TO BONITA BEACH... AS WELL AS FOR THE
FLORIDA KEYS... LAKE OKEECHOBEE... AND FLORIDA BAY.
 
A STORM SURGE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA
NORTH OF JUPITER INLET TO SEBASTIAN INLET AND FOR THE WEST COAST OF
FLORIDA NORTH OF BONITA BEACH TO VENICE.
 
A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA
NORTH OF JUPITER INLET TO SEBASTIAN INLET AND FOR THE WEST COAST OF
FLORIDA NORTH OF BONITA BEACH TO ANNA MARIA ISLAND.
 
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC HAS DISCONTINUED THE
HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE NORTH COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... 
 
A STORM SURGE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* JUPITER INLET SOUTHWARD AROUND THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TO BONITA
BEACH
* FLORIDA KEYS
 
A STORM SURGE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* NORTH OF JUPITER INLET TO SEBASTIAN INLET
* NORTH OF BONITA BEACH TO VENICE
 
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* JUPITER INLET SOUTHWARD AROUND THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TO BONITA
BEACH
* FLORIDA KEYS
* LAKE OKEECHOBEE
* FLORIDA BAY
* HAITI FROM THE NORTHERN BORDER WITH THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO LE
MOLE ST. NICHOLAS
* SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS
* CUBAN PROVINCES OF CAMAGUEY... CIEGO DE AVILA... SANCTI 
SPIRITUS... AND
VILLA CLARA
* CENTRAL BAHAMAS
* NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS
 
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* NORTH OF JUPITER INLET TO SEBASTIAN INLET
* NORTH OF BONITA BEACH TO ANNA MARIA ISLAND
* CUBAN PROVINCES OF GUANTANAMO... HOLGUIN... LAS TUNAS AND 
MATANZAS.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* HAITI FROM SOUTH OF LE MOLE ST. NICHOLAS TO PORT-AU-PRINCE
* CUBAN PROVINCES OF GUANTANAMO... HOLGUIN... AND LAS TUNAS
 
A STORM SURGE WARNING MEANS THERE IS A DANGER OF LIFE-THREATENING
INUNDATION... FROM RISING WATER MOVING INLAND FROM THE COASTLINE... 
DURING THE NEXT 36 HOURS IN THE INDICATED LOCATIONS. FOR A
DEPICTION OF AREAS AT RISK... PLEASE SEE THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE STORM SURGE WATCH/WARNING GRAPHIC... AVAILABLE AT
HURRICANES.GOV.  THIS IS A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION.  PERSONS
LOCATED WITHIN THESE AREAS SHOULD TAKE ALL NECESSARY ACTIONS TO
PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM RISING WATER AND THE POTENTIAL FOR
OTHER DANGEROUS CONDITIONS.  PROMPTLY FOLLOW EVACUATION AND OTHER
INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS.
 
A STORM SURGE WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF LIFE-
THREATENING INUNDATION... FROM RISING WATER MOVING INLAND FROM THE
COASTLINE... IN THE INDICATED LOCATIONS DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
FOR A DEPICTION OF AREAS AT RISK... PLEASE SEE THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE STORM SURGE WATCH/WARNING GRAPHIC... AVAILABLE AT
HURRICANES.GOV.
 
A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA.  PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.
 
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.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA.
 
INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN CUBA AND FLORIDA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS
OF IRMA.
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 21.3N  72.4W AT 08/0300Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  10 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 290 DEGREES AT  14 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  920 MB
EYE DIAMETER  20 NM
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 145 KT WITH GUSTS TO 175 KT.
64 KT....... 65NE  45SE  35SW  55NW.
50 KT.......100NE  70SE  50SW  80NW.
34 KT.......160NE 120SE  80SW 150NW.
12 FT SEAS..540NE 240SE  90SW 480NW.
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 21.3N  72.4W AT 08/0300Z
AT 08/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 21.1N  71.8W
 
FORECAST VALID 08/1200Z 21.8N  74.4W
MAX WIND 145 KT...GUSTS 175 KT.
64 KT... 65NE  50SE  35SW  55NW.
50 KT...100NE  70SE  50SW  80NW.
34 KT...170NE 120SE  90SW 150NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 09/0000Z 22.3N  76.7W
MAX WIND 140 KT...GUSTS 170 KT.
64 KT... 65NE  50SE  35SW  55NW.
50 KT...100NE  80SE  60SW  90NW.
34 KT...170NE 130SE  90SW 150NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 09/1200Z 22.9N  78.6W
MAX WIND 135 KT...GUSTS 165 KT.
64 KT... 65NE  55SE  40SW  55NW.
50 KT...110NE  90SE  60SW  90NW.
34 KT...170NE 140SE 110SW 160NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 10/0000Z 23.7N  79.9W
MAX WIND 135 KT...GUSTS 165 KT.
50 KT...110NE  90SE  70SW  90NW.
34 KT...180NE 160SE 120SW 180NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 11/0000Z 27.2N  81.1W...INLAND
MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT.
50 KT...120NE 110SE  80SW 100NW.
34 KT...240NE 200SE 150SW 200NW.
 
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 12/0000Z 32.0N  83.5W...INLAND
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 13/0000Z 35.5N  86.5W...INLAND
MAX WIND  30 KT...GUSTS  40 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 21.3N  72.4W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 08/0900Z
 
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FORECASTER BERG
 
 
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