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| #226174 (Received by flhurricane at: 3:49 PM 07.Nov.2008) TCMAT2 HURRICANE PALOMA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 9 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172008 2100 UTC FRI NOV 07 2008 AT 4 PM EST...2100 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF CUBA HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE CUBAN PROVINCES OF SANCTI SPIRITUS... CIEGO DE AVILA...CAMAGUEY AND LAS TUNAS. 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. AT 4 PM EST...THE GOVERNMENT OF CUBA HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE CUBAN PROVINCE OF GRANMA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE CUBAN PROVINCE OF GRANMA. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. 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 CAYMAN ISLANDS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN CUBA AND THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF PALOMA. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 18.7N 81.3W AT 07/2100Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 15 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST OR 20 DEGREES AT 5 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 967 MB EYE DIAMETER 20 NM MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT WITH GUSTS TO 110 KT. 64 KT....... 20NE 20SE 15SW 15NW. 50 KT....... 45NE 45SE 30SW 45NW. 34 KT.......105NE 90SE 50SW 90NW. 12 FT SEAS.. 90NE 90SE 30SW 90NW. 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 18.7N 81.3W AT 07/2100Z AT 07/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 18.4N 81.4W FORECAST VALID 08/0600Z 19.3N 80.9W MAX WIND 100 KT...GUSTS 120 KT. 64 KT... 25NE 25SE 20SW 20NW. 50 KT... 50NE 50SE 35SW 50NW. 34 KT...105NE 90SE 60SW 90NW. FORECAST VALID 08/1800Z 20.2N 79.8W MAX WIND 95 KT...GUSTS 115 KT. 64 KT... 25NE 25SE 20SW 20NW. 50 KT... 50NE 50SE 35SW 50NW. 34 KT...105NE 105SE 60SW 90NW. FORECAST VALID 09/0600Z 21.1N 78.6W MAX WIND 85 KT...GUSTS 105 KT. 64 KT... 25NE 25SE 20SW 20NW. 50 KT... 50NE 50SE 35SW 50NW. 34 KT...105NE 105SE 60SW 90NW. FORECAST VALID 09/1800Z 21.8N 77.5W...INLAND MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 45NE 45SE 20SW 20NW. 34 KT... 90NE 90SE 45SW 45NW. FORECAST VALID 10/1800Z 22.7N 76.0W MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. 34 KT... 90NE 90SE 45SW 45NW. 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 11/1800Z 23.5N 75.0W...REMNANT LOW MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 12/1800Z 23.5N 75.0W...REMNANT LOW MAX WIND 20 KT...GUSTS 30 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 18.7N 81.3W NEXT ADVISORY AT 08/0300Z $$ FORECASTER BLAKE |
