Hurricane Tomas

Forecast Advisory 16



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WTNT21 KNHC 020231
TCMAT1
TROPICAL STORM TOMAS FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 16
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL212010
0300 UTC TUE NOV 02 2010

THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.

INTERESTS IN JAMAICA...HAITI...AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC SHOULD
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF TOMAS.

TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 13.5N 70.8W AT 02/0300Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM

PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 10 KT

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1005 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT.
34 KT.......120NE 40SE 0SW 40NW.
12 FT SEAS..180NE 60SE 60SW 180NW.
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 13.5N 70.8W AT 02/0300Z
AT 02/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 13.5N 70.3W

FORECAST VALID 02/1200Z 13.7N 72.5W
MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT.
34 KT...105NE 45SE 20SW 45NW.

FORECAST VALID 03/0000Z 13.9N 73.9W
MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT.
34 KT...105NE 45SE 30SW 60NW.

FORECAST VALID 03/1200Z 14.2N 74.9W
MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT.
50 KT... 40NE 15SE 0SW 30NW.
34 KT...105NE 60SE 45SW 75NW.

FORECAST VALID 04/0000Z 14.6N 75.5W
MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT.
50 KT... 40NE 40SE 10SW 30NW.
34 KT...105NE 75SE 45SW 60NW.

FORECAST VALID 05/0000Z 16.0N 75.5W
MAX WIND 65 KT...GUSTS 80 KT.
50 KT... 50NE 50SE 30SW 40NW.
34 KT...120NE 90SE 60SW 75NW.

EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 200 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 250 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY

OUTLOOK VALID 06/0000Z 18.5N 73.5W...INLAND
MAX WIND 80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT.

OUTLOOK VALID 07/0000Z 21.0N 70.5W...OVER WATER
MAX WIND 70 KT...GUSTS 85 KT.

REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 13.5N 70.8W

NEXT ADVISORY AT 02/0900Z

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FORECASTER BERG