Hurricane Epsilon

Forecast Advisory 24

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WTNT24 KNHC 050830
TCMAT4
HURRICANE EPSILON FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 24
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL292005
0900Z MON DEC 05 2005

HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 33.8N 36.2W AT 05/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM

PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE EAST-SOUTHEAST OR 105 DEGREES AT 9 KT

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 986 MB
EYE DIAMETER 35 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 250SE 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 33.8N 36.2W AT 05/0900Z
AT 05/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 33.9N 36.7W

FORECAST VALID 05/1800Z 33.5N 35.0W
MAX WIND 65 KT...GUSTS 80 KT.
64 KT... 0NE 20SE 20SW 0NW.
50 KT... 30NE 30SE 50SW 30NW.
34 KT... 75NE 75SE 100SW 75NW.

FORECAST VALID 06/0600Z 32.7N 34.2W
MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT.
50 KT... 30NE 30SE 30SW 30NW.
34 KT... 75NE 75SE 90SW 90NW.

FORECAST VALID 06/1800Z 31.3N 34.6W
MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT.
34 KT... 75NE 75SE 90SW 90NW.

FORECAST VALID 07/0600Z 29.8N 36.1W
MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT.
34 KT... 60NE 60SE 60SW 60NW.

FORECAST VALID 08/0600Z 26.5N 39.5W...REMNANT LOW
MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 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 09/0600Z 23.0N 43.0W...REMNANT LOW
MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT.

OUTLOOK VALID 10/0600Z 20.0N 47.0W...REMNANT LOW
MAX WIND 20 KT...GUSTS 30 KT.

REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 33.8N 36.2W

NEXT ADVISORY AT 05/1500Z

FORECASTER FRANKLIN


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