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Potential Tropical Cyclone EIGHTEEN


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POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE EIGHTEEN                                 
WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES NUMBER   2                                 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL182017               
0300 UTC SAT OCT 28 2017                                            
                                                                    
AT 0300Z THE CENTER OF POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE EIGHTEEN WAS      
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.4 WEST WITH MAXIMUM 
SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 35 KTS...40 MPH...65 KM/H.                     
                                                                    
Z INDICATES COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME (GREENWICH)                  
   ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME (AST)...SUBTRACT 4 HOURS FROM Z TIME      
   EASTERN  DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT)...SUBTRACT 4 HOURS FROM Z TIME      
   CENTRAL  DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT)...SUBTRACT 5 HOURS FROM Z TIME      
                                                                    
WIND SPEED PROBABILITY TABLE FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS                 
                                                                    
CHANCES OF SUSTAINED (1-MINUTE AVERAGE) WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST     
   ...34 KT (39 MPH... 63 KM/H)...                                  
   ...50 KT (58 MPH... 93 KM/H)...                                  
   ...64 KT (74 MPH...119 KM/H)...                                  
FOR LOCATIONS AND TIME PERIODS DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS               
                                                                    
PROBABILITIES FOR LOCATIONS ARE GIVEN AS OP(CP) WHERE               
    OP  IS THE PROBABILITY OF THE EVENT BEGINNING DURING            
        AN INDIVIDUAL TIME PERIOD (ONSET PROBABILITY)               
   (CP) IS THE PROBABILITY OF THE EVENT OCCURRING BETWEEN           
        00Z SAT AND THE FORECAST HOUR (CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY)      
                                                                    
PROBABILITIES ARE GIVEN IN PERCENT                                  
X INDICATES PROBABILITIES LESS THAN 1 PERCENT                       
PROBABILITIES FOR 34 KT AND 50 KT ARE SHOWN AT A GIVEN LOCATION WHEN
THE 5-DAY CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY IS AT LEAST 3 PERCENT.             
PROBABILITIES FOR 34...50...64 KT SHOWN WHEN THE 5-DAY              
64-KT CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY IS AT LEAST 1 PERCENT.                 
                                                                    
                                                                    
  - - - - WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS - - - -   
                                                                    
               FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM 
  TIME       00Z SAT 12Z SAT 00Z SUN 12Z SUN 00Z MON 00Z TUE 00Z WED
PERIODS         TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO  
             12Z SAT 00Z SUN 12Z SUN 00Z MON 00Z TUE 00Z WED 00Z THU
                                                                    
FORECAST HOUR    (12)   (24)    (36)    (48)    (72)    (96)   (120)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
LOCATION       KT                                                   
                                                                    
W PALM BEACH   34  X   X( X)   4( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)
 
FT LAUDERDALE  34  X   1( 1)   7( 8)   X( 8)   X( 8)   X( 8)   X( 8)
 
MIAMI FL       34  X   1( 1)   9(10)   X(10)   X(10)   X(10)   X(10)
 
HOMESTEAD ARB  34  X   1( 1)  12(13)   X(13)   X(13)   X(13)   X(13)
 
MARATHON FL    34  X   3( 3)  11(14)   X(14)   X(14)   X(14)   X(14)
 
KEY WEST FL    34  X   3( 3)   4( 7)   X( 7)   X( 7)   X( 7)   X( 7)
 
GRAND BAHAMA   34  X   X( X)  21(21)   3(24)   X(24)   X(24)   X(24)
GRAND BAHAMA   50  X   X( X)   3( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)   X( 3)
 
NEW PROVIDENCE 34  X   1( 1)  53(54)   2(56)   X(56)   X(56)   X(56)
NEW PROVIDENCE 50  X   X( X)   7( 7)   1( 8)   X( 8)   X( 8)   X( 8)
 
ANDROS         34  X   2( 2)  38(40)   X(40)   X(40)   X(40)   X(40)
ANDROS         50  X   X( X)   4( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)   X( 4)
 
GREAT EXUMA    34  X   X( X)  10(10)   1(11)   X(11)   X(11)   X(11)
 
SAN SALVADOR   34  X   X( X)   7( 7)   2( 9)   X( 9)   X( 9)   X( 9)
 
HAVANA         34  X  23(23)   2(25)   X(25)   X(25)   X(25)   X(25)
 
ISLE OF PINES  34  4  55(59)   X(59)   X(59)   X(59)   X(59)   X(59)
ISLE OF PINES  50  X   5( 5)   X( 5)   X( 5)   X( 5)   X( 5)   X( 5)
 
CIENFUEGOS     34  X  49(49)   4(53)   X(53)   X(53)   X(53)   X(53)
CIENFUEGOS     50  X   4( 4)   1( 5)   X( 5)   X( 5)   X( 5)   X( 5)
 
CAMAGUEY       34  X   4( 4)   5( 9)   X( 9)   X( 9)   X( 9)   X( 9)
 
GRAND CAYMAN   34  8   7(15)   X(15)   X(15)   X(15)   X(15)   X(15)
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN                                                    
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