Hurricane Ike

Forecast Advisory 37

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WTNT24 KNHC 100846
TCMAT4
HURRICANE IKE FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 37
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092008
0900 UTC WED SEP 10 2008

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CUBAN PROVINCES
OF MATANZAS...LA HABANA...CIUDAD DE HABANA...PINAR DEL RIO...AND
THE ISLE OF YOUTH.

AT 5 AM EDT...0900 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM KEY WEST
EASTWARD HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM WEST OF KEY WEST TO THE DRY TORTUGAS.

HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 23.5N 84.9W AT 10/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 15 NM

PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 300 DEGREES AT 7 KT

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 963 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 75 KT WITH GUSTS TO 90 KT.
64 KT....... 30NE 0SE 0SW 20NW.
50 KT.......100NE 75SE 30SW 90NW.
34 KT.......150NE 150SE 100SW 150NW.
12 FT SEAS..240NE 180SE 90SW 240NW.
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 23.5N 84.9W AT 10/0900Z
AT 10/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 23.3N 84.6W

FORECAST VALID 10/1800Z 24.0N 86.0W
MAX WIND 80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT.
64 KT... 30NE 0SE 0SW 20NW.
50 KT...100NE 75SE 30SW 90NW.
34 KT...150NE 150SE 100SW 150NW.

FORECAST VALID 11/0600Z 24.7N 87.7W
MAX WIND 90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT.
64 KT... 40NE 30SE 30SW 30NW.
50 KT...100NE 100SE 50SW 100NW.
34 KT...175NE 150SE 125SW 175NW.

FORECAST VALID 11/1800Z 25.2N 89.7W
MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT.
64 KT... 45NE 30SE 30SW 30NW.
50 KT...100NE 100SE 75SW 100NW.
34 KT...175NE 175SE 125SW 175NW.

FORECAST VALID 12/0600Z 25.8N 92.0W
MAX WIND 105 KT...GUSTS 130 KT.
50 KT...100NE 100SE 75SW 100NW.
34 KT...175NE 175SE 125SW 175NW.

FORECAST VALID 13/0600Z 27.5N 96.5W
MAX WIND 105 KT...GUSTS 130 KT.
50 KT...100NE 100SE 75SW 100NW.
34 KT...175NE 175SE 125SW 175NW.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 225 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 300 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY

OUTLOOK VALID 14/0600Z 31.5N 98.0W...INLAND
MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT.

OUTLOOK VALID 15/0600Z 34.5N 97.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT.

REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 23.5N 84.9W

NEXT ADVISORY AT 10/1500Z

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FORECASTER AVILA