000 WTNT22 KNHC 182056 TCMAT2 HURRICANE FIONA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 18 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072022 2100 UTC SUN SEP 18 2022 CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY... THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS AND FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS... INCLUDING THE ACKLINS...CROOKED ISLAND...LONG CAY...THE INAGUAS... MAYAGUANA...AND THE RAGGED ISLANDS. 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... * 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 * TURKS AND CAICOS * SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS...INCLUDING THE ACKLINS...CROOKED ISLAND...LONG CAY...THE INAGUAS...MAYAGUANA...AND THE RAGGED ISLANDS 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...IN THIS CASE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...IN THIS CASE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 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. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 18.2N 67.3W AT 18/2100Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 305 DEGREES AT 8 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 986 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT WITH GUSTS TO 90 KT. 64 KT....... 25NE 25SE 0SW 0NW. 50 KT....... 50NE 50SE 0SW 0NW. 34 KT.......110NE 120SE 30SW 80NW. 12 FT SEAS..120NE 120SE 60SW 60NW. 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 18.2N 67.3W AT 18/2100Z AT 18/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 17.8N 66.9W FORECAST VALID 19/0600Z 18.7N 68.2W MAX WIND 80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT. 64 KT... 25NE 25SE 0SW 0NW. 50 KT... 50NE 30SE 0SW 30NW. 34 KT...120NE 120SE 40SW 90NW. FORECAST VALID 19/1800Z 20.0N 69.2W MAX WIND 85 KT...GUSTS 105 KT. 64 KT... 25NE 25SE 0SW 0NW. 50 KT... 50NE 30SE 20SW 30NW. 34 KT...120NE 120SE 40SW 100NW. FORECAST VALID 20/0600Z 21.4N 70.1W MAX WIND 90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT. 64 KT... 25NE 25SE 0SW 15NW. 50 KT... 60NE 40SE 20SW 40NW. 34 KT...130NE 130SE 60SW 110NW. FORECAST VALID 20/1800Z 22.8N 70.8W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT. 64 KT... 30NE 25SE 15SW 20NW. 50 KT... 70NE 50SE 30SW 50NW. 34 KT...140NE 140SE 80SW 110NW. FORECAST VALID 21/0600Z 24.1N 70.9W MAX WIND 105 KT...GUSTS 130 KT. 50 KT... 80NE 60SE 40SW 50NW. 34 KT...150NE 150SE 80SW 110NW. FORECAST VALID 21/1800Z 25.7N 70.7W MAX WIND 110 KT...GUSTS 135 KT. 50 KT... 80NE 70SE 50SW 60NW. 34 KT...150NE 150SE 100SW 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 22/1800Z 30.0N 68.5W MAX WIND 105 KT...GUSTS 130 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 23/1800Z 37.5N 61.5W MAX WIND 95 KT...GUSTS 115 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 18.2N 67.3W INTERMEDIATE PUBLIC ADVISORY...WTNT32 KNHC/MIATCPAT2...AT 19/0000Z NEXT ADVISORY AT 19/0300Z $$ FORECASTER PASCH