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TROPICAL STORM HELENE FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  34
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL082018
2100 UTC SAT SEP 15 2018


CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...

NONE.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* ALL OF THE AZORES ISLANDS

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA... IN THIS CASE WITHIN 12
TO 24 HOURS.

INTERESTS IN IRELAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM SHOULD CONSULT PRODUCTS
FROM THEIR LOCAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT
POTENTIAL IMPACTS FROM HELENE IN THOSE LOCATIONS.  LOCAL FORECASTS
AND WARNINGS FOR THE UK CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEBSITE OF THE UK MET
OFFICE AT HTTPS... //WWW.METOFFICE.GOV.UK/ .  LOCAL FORECASTS AND
WARNINGS FOR IRELAND CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEBSITE OF MET EIREANN AT
HTTPS... //WWW.MET.IE/ .

TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 40.2N  32.1W AT 15/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM

PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR  45 DEGREES AT  21 KT

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  989 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  55 KT WITH GUSTS TO  65 KT.
50 KT....... 50NE  50SE   0SW   0NW.
34 KT.......140NE 160SE  70SW 120NW.
12 FT SEAS..180NE 270SE 240SW 240NW.
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 40.2N  32.1W AT 15/2100Z
AT 15/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 39.5N  33.1W

FORECAST VALID 16/0600Z 41.9N  29.2W
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT... 50NE  60SE  20SW  20NW.
34 KT...140NE 160SE  80SW 120NW.

FORECAST VALID 16/1800Z 44.4N  24.1W
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT... 50NE  50SE  40SW  30NW.
34 KT...140NE 160SE 120SW 120NW.

FORECAST VALID 17/0600Z 47.2N  17.9W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT... 30NE  60SE  60SW  30NW.
34 KT...140NE 160SE 160SW 120NW.

FORECAST VALID 17/1800Z 51.2N  11.1W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT... 30NE  60SE  60SW   0NW.
34 KT...140NE 160SE 160SW 120NW.

FORECAST VALID 18/1800Z 61.0N   1.0E...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT... 40NE  40SE   0SW   0NW.
34 KT...140NE 180SE 140SW  80NW.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 150 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 175 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 15 KT EACH DAY

OUTLOOK VALID 19/1800Z...ABSORBED BY EXTRATROPICAL LOW

REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 40.2N  32.1W

NEXT ADVISORY AT 16/0300Z

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FORECASTER BEVEN


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