Hurricane Ike

Forecast Advisory 51

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WTNT24 KNHC 132031
TCMAT4
TROPICAL STORM IKE FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 51
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092008
2100 UTC SAT SEP 13 2008

AT 4 PM CDT...2100 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING ALONG THE TEXAS
AND LOUISIANA COASTLINES HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED.

TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 32.4N 95.3W AT 13/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM

PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH OR 10 DEGREES AT 16 KT

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 980 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT.
34 KT....... 60NE 90SE 30SW 20NW.
12 FT SEAS.. 0NE 425SE 150SW 0NW.
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 32.4N 95.3W AT 13/2100Z
AT 13/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 31.6N 95.4W

FORECAST VALID 14/0600Z 35.1N 93.9W...INLAND
MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 45 KT.

FORECAST VALID 14/1800Z 38.9N 88.9W...EXTRATROPICAL INLAND
MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT.

FORECAST VALID 15/0600Z 43.0N 80.3W...EXTRATROPICAL INLAND
MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT.

FORECAST VALID 16/1800Z...ABSORBED BY FRONTAL ZONE

REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 32.4N 95.3W

NEXT ADVISORY AT 14/0300Z

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FORECASTER STEWART