Hurricane GORDON

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HURRICANE GORDON FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  38
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL072006
0900 UTC WED SEP 20 2006
 
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN AZORES.
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 37.8N  24.2W AT 20/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  25 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE EAST OR  80 DEGREES AT  30 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  987 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  65 KT WITH GUSTS TO  80 KT.
64 KT....... 15NE  40SE  40SW  15NW.
50 KT....... 30NE  80SE  80SW  30NW.
34 KT....... 70NE 150SE 200SW  70NW.
12 FT SEAS..200NE 225SE 225SW 200NW.
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 37.8N  24.2W AT 20/0900Z
AT 20/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 37.6N  26.1W
 
FORECAST VALID 20/1800Z 39.3N  19.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT... 40NE  60SE  60SW  40NW.
34 KT...100NE 150SE 150SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 21/0600Z 42.7N  13.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT... 50NE 100SE 100SW  50NW.
34 KT...125NE 175SE 175SW 125NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 21/1800Z...MERGED WITH FRONTAL ZONE
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 37.8N  24.2W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 20/1500Z
 
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FORECASTER ROBERTS/STEWART
 
 
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