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| #41813 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:40 AM 25.Aug.2005) TCMAT2 TROPICAL STORM KATRINA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 8 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL122005 1500Z THU AUG 25 2005 A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST FROM VERO BEACH SOUTHWARD TO FLORIDA CITY...INCLUDING LAKE OKEECHOBEE. 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 TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND...BIMINI...AND THE BERRY ISLANDS IN THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS. THE WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST-CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST FROM NORTH OF VERO BEACH NORTHWARD TO TITUSVILLE ...INCLUDING ALL OF MERRITT ISLAND...AND FOR THE MIDDLE AND UPPER FLORIDA KEYS FROM THE WEST END OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE NORTHWARD TO SOUTH OF FLORIDA CITY. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA WEST COAST FROM FLORIDA CITY TO ENGLEWOOD...INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 26.2N 79.3W AT 25/1500Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 15 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 5 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 997 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. 50 KT....... 20NE 20SE 0SW 0NW. 34 KT....... 60NE 60SE 30SW 50NW. 12 FT SEAS.. 70NE 70SE 40SW 50NW. 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 26.2N 79.3W AT 25/1500Z AT 25/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 26.2N 79.0W FORECAST VALID 26/0000Z 26.2N 80.0W MAX WIND 65 KT...GUSTS 80 KT. 64 KT... 15NE 15SE 10SW 15NW. 50 KT... 25NE 25SE 20SW 20NW. 34 KT... 70NE 70SE 30SW 60NW. FORECAST VALID 26/1200Z 26.2N 81.0W...INLAND MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT. 34 KT... 70NE 70SE 30SW 50NW. FORECAST VALID 27/0000Z 26.3N 82.0W MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. 34 KT... 50NE 50SE 20SW 40NW. FORECAST VALID 27/1200Z 26.7N 83.0W MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 20NE 20SE 0SW 10NW. 34 KT... 70NE 70SE 40SW 60NW. FORECAST VALID 28/1200Z 28.1N 84.3W MAX WIND 70 KT...GUSTS 85 KT. 50 KT... 30NE 30SE 10SW 20NW. 34 KT... 80NE 80SE 40SW 60NW. EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM ON DAY 4 AND 325 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY OUTLOOK VALID 29/1200Z 30.5N 84.5W...INLAND MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 30/1200Z 34.0N 82.0W...DISSIPATING INLAND MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 26.2N 79.3W NEXT ADVISORY AT 25/2100Z FORECASTER STEWART |
