Hurricane Gordon

Forecast Advisory 19

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WTNT23 KNHC 200832
TCMAT3

HURRICANE GORDON FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 19
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082012
0900 UTC MON AUG 20 2012

CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...

NONE.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* THE EASTERN AZORES

A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING
SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 37.4N 24.3W AT 20/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM

PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST OR 60 DEGREES AT 13 KT

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 987 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT WITH GUSTS TO 80 KT.
64 KT....... 20NE 30SE 20SW 20NW.
50 KT....... 40NE 50SE 40SW 40NW.
34 KT....... 70NE 100SE 80SW 70NW.
12 FT SEAS..120NE 200SE 240SW 60NW.
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 37.4N 24.3W AT 20/0900Z
AT 20/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 37.1N 25.0W

FORECAST VALID 20/1800Z 38.3N 22.1W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT.
50 KT... 30NE 40SE 30SW 20NW.
34 KT... 70NE 100SE 80SW 70NW.

FORECAST VALID 21/0600Z 38.9N 20.1W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT.
34 KT... 60NE 80SE 80SW 70NW.

FORECAST VALID 21/1800Z 39.2N 18.7W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT.
34 KT... 60NE 60SE 60SW 60NW.

FORECAST VALID 22/0600Z 39.2N 17.3W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT.

FORECAST VALID 23/0600Z...DISSIPATED

REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 37.4N 24.3W

NEXT ADVISORY AT 20/1500Z

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FORECASTER STEWART