000 WTPZ24 KNHC 120227 TCMEP4 TROPICAL STORM HERNAN FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 22 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP092008 0300 UTC TUE AUG 12 2008 TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 18.9N 131.7W AT 12/0300Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 8 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 991 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. 50 KT....... 25NE 20SE 20SW 25NW. 34 KT....... 75NE 75SE 75SW 75NW. 12 FT SEAS..200NE 140SE 70SW 110NW. 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 18.9N 131.7W AT 12/0300Z AT 12/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 18.9N 131.3W FORECAST VALID 12/1200Z 18.7N 132.9W MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT. 34 KT... 60NE 60SE 60SW 60NW. FORECAST VALID 13/0000Z 18.3N 134.5W MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. 34 KT... 50NE 50SE 50SW 50NW. FORECAST VALID 13/1200Z 17.8N 136.1W MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT. 34 KT... 40NE 40SE 40SW 40NW. FORECAST VALID 14/0000Z 17.2N 137.6W...DISSIPATING MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT. FORECAST VALID 15/0000Z 16.0N 141.3W...REMNANT LOW MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 200 NM ON DAY 4 AND 225 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY OUTLOOK VALID 16/0000Z 15.5N 145.5W...REMNANT LOW MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 17/0000Z 15.5N 149.5W...REMNANT LOW MAX WIND 20 KT...GUSTS 25 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 18.9N 131.7W NEXT ADVISORY AT 12/0900Z $$ FORECASTER BLAKE