Tropical Storm Marco

Forecast Advisory 4

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840
WTNT23 KNHC 070850
TCMAT3
TROPICAL STORM MARCO FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 4
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL132008
0900 UTC TUE OCT 07 2008

AT 4 AM CDT...0900 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS DISCONTINUED
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING SOUTH OF VERACRUZ. A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE NOW IN EFFECT FROM CABO ROJO
SOUTHWARD TO VERACRUZ. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...
AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE...WITHIN THE WARNING AREA
LATER TODAY.

TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 20.1N 96.1W AT 07/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM

PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 295 DEGREES AT 7 KT

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 998 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT.
50 KT....... 5NE 5SE 0SW 0NW.
34 KT....... 10NE 10SE 10SW 10NW.
12 FT SEAS.. 10NE 10SE 0SW 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 20.1N 96.1W AT 07/0900Z
AT 07/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 19.9N 95.8W

FORECAST VALID 07/1800Z 20.5N 97.1W...INLAND
MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT.
50 KT... 10NE 10SE 10SW 10NW.
34 KT... 20NE 20SE 20SW 20NW.

FORECAST VALID 08/0600Z 20.9N 98.5W...REMNANT LOW
MAX WIND 20 KT...GUSTS 30 KT.

FORECAST VALID 08/1800Z...DISSIPATED

REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 20.1N 96.1W

NEXT ADVISORY AT 07/1500Z

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FORECASTER FRANKLIN