000 WTNT22 KNHC 180252 TCMAT2 TROPICAL STORM FIONA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 15 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072022 0300 UTC SUN SEP 18 2022 CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY... THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE EASTERN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM CABO CAUCEDO TO CABO FRANCES VIEJO. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... * PUERTO RICO...INCLUDING VIEQUES AND CULEBRA * THE COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM CABO CAUCEDO TO CABO FRANCES VIEJO A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR... * U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS * NORTH COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM CABO FRANCES VIEJO WESTWARD TO PUERTO PLATA A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... * U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS * BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS * NORTH COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM CABO FRANCES VIEJO WESTWARD TO PUERTO PLATA A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR... * SOUTH COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WEST OF CABO CAUCEDO TO BARAHONA A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. A WARNING IS TYPICALLY ISSUED 36 HOURS BEFORE THE ANTICIPATED FIRST OCCURRENCE OF TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS...CONDITIONS THAT MAKE OUTSIDE PREPARATIONS DIFFICULT OR DANGEROUS. 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 WITHIN 36 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS. INTERESTS IN THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF FIONA. WATCHES WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THESE AREAS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 16.6N 64.9W AT 18/0300Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 285 DEGREES AT 7 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 997 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. 50 KT....... 30NE 0SE 0SW 0NW. 34 KT.......110NE 120SE 30SW 80NW. 12 FT SEAS..120NE 90SE 60SW 90NW. 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 16.6N 64.9W AT 18/0300Z AT 18/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 16.4N 64.7W FORECAST VALID 18/1200Z 17.2N 66.0W MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT. 50 KT... 40NE 20SE 0SW 20NW. 34 KT...110NE 120SE 40SW 90NW. FORECAST VALID 19/0000Z 18.1N 67.3W MAX WIND 65 KT...GUSTS 80 KT. 64 KT... 20NE 0SE 0SW 0NW. 50 KT... 40NE 20SE 10SW 20NW. 34 KT...110NE 120SE 40SW 90NW. FORECAST VALID 19/1200Z 19.1N 68.5W MAX WIND 65 KT...GUSTS 80 KT. 64 KT... 20NE 10SE 0SW 15NW. 50 KT... 40NE 20SE 10SW 30NW. 34 KT...130NE 130SE 40SW 100NW. FORECAST VALID 20/0000Z 20.3N 69.4W MAX WIND 70 KT...GUSTS 85 KT. 64 KT... 20NE 15SE 0SW 20NW. 50 KT... 50NE 30SE 20SW 40NW. 34 KT...130NE 130SE 50SW 110NW. FORECAST VALID 20/1200Z 21.6N 70.2W MAX WIND 75 KT...GUSTS 90 KT. 50 KT... 60NE 40SE 30SW 40NW. 34 KT...130NE 130SE 60SW 110NW. FORECAST VALID 21/0000Z 23.0N 70.5W MAX WIND 80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT. 50 KT... 60NE 50SE 30SW 50NW. 34 KT...130NE 130SE 80SW 120NW. EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 125 NM ON DAY 4 AND 175 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 15 KT EACH DAY OUTLOOK VALID 22/0000Z 25.5N 70.5W MAX WIND 90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 23/0000Z 31.0N 67.5W MAX WIND 95 KT...GUSTS 115 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 16.6N 64.9W INTERMEDIATE PUBLIC ADVISORY...WTNT32 KNHC/MIATCPAT2...AT 18/0600Z NEXT ADVISORY AT 18/0900Z $$ FORECASTER BEVEN