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| #210619 (Received by flhurricane at: 11:00 PM 25.Aug.2008) TCMAT2 TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 4 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072008 0300 UTC TUE AUG 26 2008 AT 11 PM EDT...0300 UTC...THE HURRICANE WARNING IS EXTENDED FROM PORT AU PRINCE HAITI NORTHWARD TO LE MOLE ST NICHOLAS. A HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM BARAHONA IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WESTWARD TO LE MOLE ST NICHOLAS HAITI. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. AT 11 PM EDT...THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR JAMAICA. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HAITI FROM LE MOLE ST NICHOLAS TO THE NORTHERN HAITI/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BORDER. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EAST OF BARAHONA TO SANTO DOMINGO. INTERESTS IN CUBA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF GUSTAV. TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 16.6N 71.4W AT 26/0300Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 310 DEGREES AT 10 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 990 MB EYE DIAMETER 15 NM MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 75 KT. 50 KT....... 20NE 15SE 0SW 0NW. 34 KT....... 45NE 30SE 30SW 30NW. 12 FT SEAS..100NE 90SE 30SW 45NW. 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 16.6N 71.4W AT 26/0300Z AT 26/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 16.4N 71.2W FORECAST VALID 26/1200Z 17.5N 72.6W MAX WIND 65 KT...GUSTS 80 KT. 64 KT... 15NE 15SE 0SW 15NW. 50 KT... 30NE 30SE 15SW 30NW. 34 KT... 60NE 60SE 45SW 60NW. FORECAST VALID 27/0000Z 18.5N 73.9W...INLAND MAX WIND 80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT. 64 KT... 20NE 20SE 10SW 20NW. 50 KT... 45NE 45SE 30SW 45NW. 34 KT... 75NE 75SE 60SW 75NW. FORECAST VALID 27/1200Z 19.3N 75.1W MAX WIND 75 KT...GUSTS 90 KT. 64 KT... 20NE 20SE 10SW 20NW. 50 KT... 45NE 45SE 30SW 45NW. 34 KT... 75NE 75SE 60SW 75NW. FORECAST VALID 28/0000Z 19.8N 76.2W MAX WIND 80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT. 50 KT... 45NE 45SE 30SW 45NW. 34 KT... 75NE 75SE 60SW 75NW. FORECAST VALID 29/0000Z 20.5N 78.0W MAX WIND 75 KT...GUSTS 90 KT. 50 KT... 45NE 45SE 30SW 45NW. 34 KT... 75NE 75SE 60SW 75NW. EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 225 NM ON DAY 4 AND 300 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY OUTLOOK VALID 30/0000Z 21.5N 80.5W MAX WIND 75 KT...GUSTS 90 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 31/0000Z 23.0N 83.5W MAX WIND 75 KT...GUSTS 90 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 16.6N 71.4W NEXT ADVISORY AT 26/0900Z $$ FORECASTER FRANKLIN |
