Hurricane Epsilon

Forecast Advisory 8

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WTNT24 KNHC 010839
TCMAT4
TROPICAL STORM EPSILON FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 8
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL292005
0900Z THU DEC 01 2005

TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 30.2N 52.1W AT 01/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 25 NM

PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST OR 75 DEGREES AT 10 KT

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 994 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT.
50 KT....... 30NE 30SE 30SW 30NW.
34 KT.......100NE 100SE 100SW 100NW.
12 FT SEAS..600NE 550SE 550SW 600NW.
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 30.2N 52.1W AT 01/0900Z
AT 01/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 30.0N 52.7W

FORECAST VALID 01/1800Z 30.9N 50.9W
MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT.
50 KT... 30NE 30SE 30SW 30NW.
34 KT...100NE 100SE 100SW 100NW.

FORECAST VALID 02/0600Z 32.0N 49.2W
MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT.
50 KT... 30NE 30SE 30SW 30NW.
34 KT...120NE 120SE 120SW 120NW.

FORECAST VALID 02/1800Z 33.1N 47.5W
MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT.
50 KT... 30NE 30SE 30SW 30NW.
34 KT...120NE 120SE 120SW 120NW.

FORECAST VALID 03/0600Z 34.0N 45.5W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT.
34 KT...140NE 140SE 120SW 140NW.

FORECAST VALID 04/0600Z 35.5N 41.5W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT.
34 KT...160NE 160SE 120SW 120NW.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 325 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY

OUTLOOK VALID 05/0600Z 37.0N 38.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT.

OUTLOOK VALID 06/0600Z 38.5N 33.5W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT.

REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 30.2N 52.1W

NEXT ADVISORY AT 01/1500Z

FORECASTER KNABB


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