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Latest Atlantic Hurricane Tracks
| Type | Pressure (mb) | Winds (mph) | Winds (knots) | Surge (Feet) | |
| Tropical Depression | ----- | < 39 | < 34 | ----- | |
| Tropical Storm | ----- | 39 - 73 | 34 - 63 | ----- | |
| Hurricane 1 | > 980 | 74 - 95 | 64 - 82 | 4 - 5 | |
| Hurricane 2 | 965 - 980 | 96 - 110 | 83 - 95 | 6 - 8 | |
| Hurricane 3 | 945 - 965 | 111 - 130 | 96 - 112 | 9 - 12 | |
| Hurricane 4 | 920 - 945 | 131 - 155 | 113 - 134 | 13 - 18 | |
| Hurricane 5 | < 920 | > 155 | > 135 | > 18 |
Latest Tropical Advisories from | Advisory000 WTNT22 KNHC 100236 TCMAT2 TROPICAL DEPRESSION PALOMA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 19 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172008 0300 UTC MON NOV 10 2008 TROPICAL DEPRESSION CENTER LOCATED NEAR 22.0N 78.0W AT 10/0300Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 15 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH OR 360 DEGREES AT 3 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1007 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. 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 22.0N 78.0W AT 10/0300Z AT 10/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 21.7N 78.0W FORECAST VALID 10/1200Z 22.2N 78.1W...REMNANT LOW MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT. FORECAST VALID 11/0000Z 22.7N 78.2W...REMNANT LOW MAX WIND 20 KT...GUSTS 25 KT. FORECAST VALID 11/1200Z 23.0N 78.4W...REMNANT LOW MAX WIND 20 KT...GUSTS 25 KT. FORECAST VALID 12/0000Z 23.0N 78.8W...REMNANT LOW MAX WIND 20 KT...GUSTS 25 KT. FORECAST VALID 13/0000Z...DISSIPATED REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 22.0N 78.0W THIS IS THE LAST FORECAST/ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM $$ FORECASTER STEWART 000 WTNT42 KNHC 100237 TCDAT2 TROPICAL DEPRESSION PALOMA DISCUSSION NUMBER 19 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172008 1000 PM EST SUN NOV 09 2008 PALOMA HAS BEEN DEVOID OF ANY SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION FOR MORE THAN 12 HOURS DUE TO THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION REMAINING OVER CUBA AND VERY STRONG UPPER-LEVEL WESTERLY SHEAR DISPLACING DEEP CONVECTION ...ALONG WITH THE MID- AND UPPER-LEVEL CIRCULATIONS...WELL TO THE EAST NEAR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. DUE TO THE LACK OF ANY CONVECTION...DVORAK SATELLITE INTENSITY ESTIMATES CAN NOT BE GENERATED BY TAFB AND SAB. THEREFORE...THE INTENSITY HAS BEEN DECREASED TO 25 KT FOR DISSIPATING TROPICAL DEPRESSION PALOMA. THE INITIAL MOTION ESTIMATE IS 360/03 KT. THE REMNANTS OF PALOMA ARE EXPECTED TO DRIFT SLOWLY NORTHWARD FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS OR SO... AND THEN DRIFT BACK TO THE WEST OR EVEN TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS CUBA. THE OFFICIAL FORECAST TRACK IS SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS ADVISORY AND IS A BLEND OF THE SHALLOW BAM AND THE NHC MODEL CONSENSUS. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG VERTICAL WIND SHEAR...MEANDERING OVER LAND FOR MORE THAN 24 HOURS...AND DRY STABLE AIR BEING ADVECTED INTO THE CIRCULATION AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONTAL SYSTEM HAS LED TO THE RAPID DEMISE OF PALOMA. SINCE THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION REMAINS FAIRLY WELL ORGANIZED...THERE INTERMITTENT BURSTS OF DEEP CONVECTION MAY DEVELOP NEAR THE LOW-LEVEL CENTER IF THE SYSTEM REMAINS OVER THE WARM ATLANTIC WATERS BETWEEN CUBA AND THE BAHAMAS DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. HOWEVER...UPPER-LEVEL WESTERLY SHEAR IN EXCESS OF 30 KT FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS SHOULD PREVENT ANY CONVECTION THAT MIGHT DEVELOP FROM BECOMING ORGANIZED AROUND THE CENTER. THIS WILL BE THE LAST ADVISORY ON THIS SYSTEM UNLESS REGENERATION OCCURS. FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INITIAL 10/0300Z 22.0N 78.0W 25 KT...DISSIPATING INLAND 12HR VT 10/1200Z 22.2N 78.1W 25 KT...REMNANT LOW 24HR VT 11/0000Z 22.7N 78.2W 20 KT...REMNANT LOW 36HR VT 11/1200Z 23.0N 78.4W 20 KT...REMNANT LOW 48HR VT 12/0000Z 23.0N 78.8W 20 KT...REMNANT LOW 72HR VT 13/0000Z...DISSIPATED $$ FORECASTER STEWART 000 WTNT32 KNHC 100237 TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION PALOMA ADVISORY NUMBER 19 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172008 1000 PM EST SUN NOV 09 2008 ...PALOMA DISSIPATING INLAND OVER EAST-CENTRAL CUBA... ...FINAL ADVISORY BEING ISSUED... AT 1000 PM EST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF WEAKENING TROPICAL DEPRESSION PALOMA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.0 WEST OR ABOUT 40 MILES... 70 KM...NORTH OF CAMAGUEY CUBA AND ABOUT 180 MILES...285 KM...SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 3 MPH...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE REMNANTS OF PALOMA SHOULD EMERGE OFF THE NORTH COAST OF CUBA MONDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CONTINUED WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES. THE REMNANTS OF PALOMA MAY PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN AND CENTRAL CUBA AND THE BAHAMAS. REPEATING THE 1000 PM EST POSITION...22.0 N...78.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 3 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB. THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM. $$ FORECASTER STEWART |
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Last updated Tue Jan 6 02:16:05 2009