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TROPICAL STORM LAURA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  19
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL132020
1500 UTC MON AUG 24 2020
 
CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...
 
THE GOVERNMENT OF CUBA HAS DISCONTINUED THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING
FOR THE PROVINCES OF GUANTANAMO...SANTIAGO DE CUBA...HOLGUIN...AND
GRANMA.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* LITTLE CAYMAN AND CAYMAN BRAC
* CUBAN PROVINCES OF CAMAGUEY...LAS TUNAS...CIEGO DE AVILA...SANCTI
SPIRITUS...VILLA CLARA...CIENFUEGOS...MATANZAS...MAYABEQUE...LA
HABANA...ARTEMISA...PINAR DEL RIO...AND THE ISLE OF YOUTH
* FLORIDA KEYS FROM CRAIG KEY TO KEY WEST
* DRY TORTUGAS
 
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN
THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE AND STORM SURGE WATCHES WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR
PORTIONS OF THE U.S. NORTHWEST GULF COAST AREA BY THIS EVENING.
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 21.2N  80.6W AT 24/1500Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  30 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 285 DEGREES AT  17 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1002 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  50 KT WITH GUSTS TO  60 KT.
50 KT....... 40NE  50SE   0SW   0NW.
34 KT.......150NE 140SE   0SW   0NW.
12 FT SEAS..330NE   0SE   0SW   0NW.
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 21.2N  80.6W AT 24/1500Z
AT 24/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 21.0N  79.7W
 
FORECAST VALID 25/0000Z 22.2N  82.9W
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT... 50NE  50SE   0SW  20NW.
34 KT...150NE 140SE   0SW  40NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 25/1200Z 23.6N  86.0W
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT... 50NE  50SE  20SW  30NW.
34 KT...150NE 140SE  40SW  70NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 26/0000Z 25.2N  88.8W
MAX WIND  70 KT...GUSTS  85 KT.
64 KT... 15NE  15SE   0SW  15NW.
50 KT... 50NE  50SE  20SW  30NW.
34 KT...150NE 140SE  50SW  80NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 26/1200Z 26.8N  91.1W
MAX WIND  80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT.
64 KT... 20NE  15SE   0SW  15NW.
50 KT... 50NE  50SE  20SW  30NW.
34 KT...140NE 140SE  50SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 27/0000Z 28.7N  92.8W
MAX WIND  90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT.
50 KT... 60NE  50SE  30SW  40NW.
34 KT...140NE 140SE  50SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 27/1200Z 31.2N  93.3W...INLAND
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
50 KT... 40NE  40SE   0SW  30NW.
34 KT...110NE 140SE  40SW  60NW.
 
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 28/1200Z 36.0N  90.9W...INLAND
MAX WIND  30 KT...GUSTS  40 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 29/1200Z 37.5N  81.0W...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
MAX WIND  25 KT...GUSTS  35 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 21.2N  80.6W
 
INTERMEDIATE PUBLIC ADVISORY...WTNT33 KNHC/MIATCPAT3...AT 24/1800Z
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 24/2100Z
 
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FORECASTER BROWN
 
 
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