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#111649 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:49 PM 18.Sep.2006) TCMAT2 HURRICANE GORDON FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 32 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072006 2100 UTC MON SEP 18 2006 AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE WEATHER SERVICE OF THE AZORES HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE AZORES ISLANDS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 37.8N 44.8W AT 18/2100Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST OR 75 DEGREES AT 19 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 977 MB EYE DIAMETER 40 NM MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT WITH GUSTS TO 100 KT. 64 KT....... 25NE 35SE 30SW 0NW. 50 KT....... 40NE 50SE 40SW 30NW. 34 KT....... 80NE 90SE 80SW 60NW. 12 FT SEAS..225NE 250SE 225SW 175NW. 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 44.8W AT 18/2100Z AT 18/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 37.5N 46.4W FORECAST VALID 19/0600Z 38.3N 40.8W MAX WIND 70 KT...GUSTS 85 KT. 64 KT... 0NE 30SE 30SW 0NW. 50 KT... 40NE 50SE 50SW 30NW. 34 KT... 80NE 100SE 100SW 60NW. FORECAST VALID 19/1800Z 38.5N 34.2W...BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT. 50 KT... 40NE 60SE 60SW 30NW. 34 KT... 80NE 120SE 120SW 80NW. FORECAST VALID 20/0600Z 39.2N 26.5W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. 50 KT... 40NE 75SE 75SW 40NW. 34 KT...100NE 150SE 150SW 100NW. FORECAST VALID 20/1800Z 41.3N 17.9W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 50NE 80SE 80SW 0NW. 34 KT...150NE 200SE 200SW 100NW. FORECAST VALID 21/1800Z...DISSIPATED REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 37.8N 44.8W NEXT ADVISORY AT 19/0300Z $$ FORECASTER AVILA/LANDSEA |