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#535232 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:41 PM 18.Aug.2012) TCMAT3 HURRICANE GORDON FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 13 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082012 2100 UTC SAT AUG 18 2012 CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY... NONE. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT... A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR... * THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN AZORES A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 34.1N 36.4W AT 18/2100Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE EAST OR 85 DEGREES AT 18 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 969 MB EYE DIAMETER 20 NM MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT WITH GUSTS TO 110 KT. 64 KT....... 20NE 30SE 30SW 0NW. 50 KT....... 40NE 60SE 60SW 20NW. 34 KT....... 80NE 110SE 110SW 80NW. 12 FT SEAS..120NE 210SE 240SW 150NW. 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 34.1N 36.4W AT 18/2100Z AT 18/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 34.0N 37.5W FORECAST VALID 19/0600Z 34.4N 33.2W MAX WIND 90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT. 64 KT... 30NE 40SE 40SW 20NW. 50 KT... 50NE 70SE 70SW 40NW. 34 KT... 90NE 120SE 120SW 90NW. FORECAST VALID 19/1800Z 35.4N 29.2W MAX WIND 80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT. 64 KT... 30NE 40SE 40SW 20NW. 50 KT... 50NE 70SE 70SW 40NW. 34 KT...100NE 130SE 130SW 90NW. FORECAST VALID 20/0600Z 36.8N 25.5W MAX WIND 70 KT...GUSTS 85 KT. 64 KT... 20NE 30SE 30SW 0NW. 50 KT... 50NE 60SE 60SW 40NW. 34 KT...100NE 130SE 130SW 90NW. FORECAST VALID 20/1800Z 38.0N 22.8W MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT. 50 KT... 20NE 40SE 40SW 0NW. 34 KT... 90NE 140SE 140SW 90NW. FORECAST VALID 21/1800Z 39.0N 19.0W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT. 34 KT... 0NE 0SE 60SW 30NW. 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 22/1800Z 39.0N 16.5W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 23/1800Z...DISSIPATED REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 34.1N 36.4W NEXT ADVISORY AT 19/0300Z $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN |