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HURRICANE OPHELIA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  26
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL172017
1500 UTC SUN OCT 15 2017

THERE ARE NO COASTAL TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.

INTERESTS IN IRELAND SHOULD MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY MET
EIREANN...AND INTERESTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM SHOULD MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY THE UK MET OFFICE.

HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 41.6N  16.0W AT 15/1500Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM

PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST OR  25 DEGREES AT  33 KT

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  973 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  80 KT WITH GUSTS TO 100 KT.
64 KT....... 30NE  40SE  30SW  20NW.
50 KT....... 60NE  70SE  70SW  30NW.
34 KT.......100NE 130SE 130SW  60NW.
12 FT SEAS.. 90NE 200SE 600SW 320NW.
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 41.6N  16.0W AT 15/1500Z
AT 15/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 40.1N  16.9W

FORECAST VALID 16/0000Z 46.0N  13.0W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  75 KT...GUSTS  90 KT.
64 KT... 40NE  70SE  70SW  50NW.
50 KT... 70NE 120SE 120SW  95NW.
34 KT...150NE 240SE 180SW 100NW.

FORECAST VALID 16/1200Z 51.5N   9.5W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT... 30NE  90SE 100SW   0NW.
50 KT...180NE 180SE 210SW 180NW.
34 KT...240NE 270SE 270SW 240NW.

FORECAST VALID 17/0000Z 57.0N   5.0W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT...150NE 210SE  90SW 150NW.
34 KT...360NE 360SE 300SW 240NW.

FORECAST VALID 17/1200Z 60.5N   1.5W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
34 KT...150NE 150SE 100SW 100NW.

FORECAST VALID 18/1200Z...DISSIPATED

REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 41.6N  16.0W

NEXT ADVISORY AT 15/2100Z

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FORECASTER AVILA


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