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#214079 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:46 AM 06.Sep.2008) TCMAT4 HURRICANE IKE FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 21 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092008 0900 UTC SAT SEP 06 2008 A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM CABO FRANCES VIEJO WESTWARD TO THE NORTHERN BORDER WITH HAITI. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN PENINSULA OF HAITI FROM THE NORTHERN BORDER WITH THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO GONAIVES. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. A HURRICANE WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN CUBA LATER TODAY. ALL INTERESTS IN THE REMAINDER OF THE BAHAMAS...CUBA...SOUTH FLORIDA...AND THE FLORIDA KEYS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS HURRICANE. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 22.4N 67.1W AT 06/0900Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 15 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST OR 255 DEGREES AT 14 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 962 MB EYE DIAMETER 25 NM MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT WITH GUSTS TO 120 KT. 64 KT....... 40NE 35SE 30SW 35NW. 50 KT....... 60NE 50SE 45SW 50NW. 34 KT.......110NE 90SE 90SW 105NW. 12 FT SEAS..360NE 120SE 90SW 330NW. 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 22.4N 67.1W AT 06/0900Z AT 06/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 22.5N 66.4W FORECAST VALID 06/1800Z 22.1N 69.0W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT. 64 KT... 40NE 35SE 30SW 35NW. 50 KT... 60NE 50SE 45SW 50NW. 34 KT...110NE 90SE 90SW 105NW. FORECAST VALID 07/0600Z 21.8N 71.6W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT. 64 KT... 40NE 35SE 30SW 35NW. 50 KT... 60NE 50SE 45SW 50NW. 34 KT...110NE 90SE 90SW 105NW. FORECAST VALID 07/1800Z 21.6N 74.1W MAX WIND 105 KT...GUSTS 130 KT. 64 KT... 45NE 35SE 35SW 45NW. 50 KT... 60NE 50SE 50SW 60NW. 34 KT...120NE 100SE 100SW 120NW. FORECAST VALID 08/0600Z 21.8N 76.6W MAX WIND 115 KT...GUSTS 140 KT. 50 KT... 70NE 60SE 60SW 70NW. 34 KT...120NE 100SE 100SW 120NW. FORECAST VALID 09/0600Z 23.0N 80.5W MAX WIND 90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT. 50 KT... 70NE 40SE 40SW 70NW. 34 KT...120NE 80SE 80SW 120NW. 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 10/0600Z 24.5N 83.5W MAX WIND 105 KT...GUSTS 130 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 11/0600Z 26.0N 85.5W MAX WIND 110 KT...GUSTS 135 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 22.4N 67.1W NEXT ADVISORY AT 06/1500Z $$ FORECASTER ROBERTS/KNABB |