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#534888 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:35 AM 17.Aug.2012) TCMAT3 TROPICAL STORM GORDON FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 8 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082012 1500 UTC FRI AUG 17 2012 THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. INTERESTS IN THE AZORES SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF GORDON. TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 34.5N 46.3W AT 17/1500Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE EAST OR 95 DEGREES AT 16 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 997 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. 50 KT....... 20NE 30SE 30SW 0NW. 34 KT....... 60NE 70SE 70SW 60NW. 12 FT SEAS.. 90NE 120SE 160SW 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 34.5N 46.3W AT 17/1500Z AT 17/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 34.6N 47.3W FORECAST VALID 18/0000Z 34.2N 43.4W MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. 50 KT... 20NE 30SE 30SW 0NW. 34 KT... 60NE 70SE 70SW 60NW. FORECAST VALID 18/1200Z 34.1N 39.6W MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT. 50 KT... 30NE 40SE 40SW 20NW. 34 KT... 70NE 80SE 80SW 70NW. FORECAST VALID 19/0000Z 34.4N 35.6W MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT. 50 KT... 40NE 50SE 50SW 30NW. 34 KT... 80NE 100SE 100SW 70NW. FORECAST VALID 19/1200Z 35.2N 31.8W MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. 50 KT... 30NE 50SE 50SW 20NW. 34 KT... 70NE 100SE 100SW 70NW. FORECAST VALID 20/1200Z 38.0N 24.0W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT. 34 KT... 70NE 110SE 70SW 60NW. EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 175 NM ON DAY 4 AND 225 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY OUTLOOK VALID 21/1200Z 39.0N 19.5W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 22/1200Z 39.5N 16.5W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 34.5N 46.3W NEXT ADVISORY AT 17/2100Z $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN |