Hurricane Epsilon

Forecast Advisory 23

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WTNT24 KNHC 050230
TCMAT4
HURRICANE EPSILON FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 23
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL292005
0300Z MON DEC 05 2005

HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 34.2N 37.3W AT 05/0300Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM

PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE EAST OR 100 DEGREES AT 8 KT

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 985 MB
EYE DIAMETER 30 NM
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT WITH GUSTS TO 80 KT.
64 KT....... 0NE 20SE 20SW 0NW.
50 KT....... 30NE 30SE 50SW 30NW.
34 KT....... 75NE 75SE 100SW 75NW.
12 FT SEAS..300NE 300SE 400SW 300NW.
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 34.2N 37.3W AT 05/0300Z
AT 05/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 34.3N 37.8W

FORECAST VALID 05/1200Z 34.0N 35.8W
MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT.
50 KT... 30NE 30SE 50SW 30NW.
34 KT... 75NE 75SE 100SW 75NW.

FORECAST VALID 06/0000Z 33.4N 34.3W
MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT.
50 KT... 30NE 30SE 30SW 30NW.
34 KT... 75NE 75SE 90SW 90NW.

FORECAST VALID 06/1200Z 32.5N 34.0W
MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT.
34 KT... 75NE 75SE 90SW 90NW.

FORECAST VALID 07/0000Z 31.2N 34.9W
MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT.

FORECAST VALID 08/0000Z 28.0N 38.0W...REMNANT LOW
MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT.

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 09/0000Z 25.0N 41.5W...REMNANT LOW
MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT.

OUTLOOK VALID 10/0000Z 22.0N 45.0W...REMNANT LOW
MAX WIND 20 KT...GUSTS 25 KT.

REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 34.2N 37.3W

NEXT ADVISORY AT 05/0900Z

FORECASTER PASCH


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