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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 130231 TCMAT2 TROPICAL DEPRESSION OLGA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 9 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172007 0300 UTC THU DEC 13 2007 TROPICAL DEPRESSION CENTER LOCATED NEAR 18.9N 77.6W AT 13/0300Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 11 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1008 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 18.9N 77.6W AT 13/0300Z AT 13/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 18.9N 77.2W FORECAST VALID 13/1200Z 19.0N 80.0W...REMNANT LOW MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT. FORECAST VALID 14/0000Z 19.0N 82.0W...REMNANT LOW MAX WIND 20 KT...GUSTS 25 KT. FORECAST VALID 14/1200Z 19.5N 83.5W...REMNANT LOW MAX WIND 20 KT...GUSTS 25 KT. FORECAST VALID 15/0000Z 20.0N 85.5W...REMNANT LOW MAX WIND 20 KT...GUSTS 25 KT. FORECAST VALID 16/0000Z 22.0N 86.5W...REMNANT LOW MAX WIND 20 KT...GUSTS 25 KT. 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 17/0000Z...DISSIPATED REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 18.9N 77.6W THIS IS THE LAST FORECAST/ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM UNLESS REGENERATION OCCURS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM CAN BE FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO HEADER FZNT01 KWBC. $$ FORECASTER AVILA 000 WTNT42 KNHC 130233 TCDAT2 TROPICAL DEPRESSION OLGA DISCUSSION NUMBER 9 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172007 1000 PM EST WED DEC 12 2007 ONCE AGAIN...I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TERMINATE ANOTHER TROPICAL CYCLONE THIS SEASON. SATELLITE IMAGES AND RADAR FROM PILON CUBA SHOW THAT THE CENTER OF THE DEPRESSION IS BECOMING LESS DEFINED. THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION IS STILL ESTABLISHED...BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY SIGNIFICANT PERSISTENT CONVECTION FOR ABOUT 12 HOURS OR SO. THE CYCLONE IS INITIALIZED AS A 25-KNOT TROPICAL DEPRESSION BUT FORECAST TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW VERY SOON...PERHAPS AS WE SPEAK. THERE IS ALWAYS A CHANCE THAT SOME CONVECTION REDEVELOPS INTERMITTENTLY DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO...AS THE REMNANT LOW MOVES WESTWARD ABOUT 10 TO 15 KNOTS ACROSS THE WARM WATERS OF THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. HOWEVER...THE SHEAR IS EXPECTED TO BE TOO STRONG TO ALLOW REINTENSIFICATION...FAMOUS LAST WORDS. THE LOW WILL LIKELY BECOME ABSORBED BY AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT IN 3 DAYS OR SO OVER THE EXTREME NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA. THIS WILL BE THE LAST ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON OLGA UNLESS REGENERATION OCCURS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM CAN BE FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO HEADER FZNT01 KWBC. FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INITIAL 13/0300Z 18.9N 77.6W 25 KT 12HR VT 13/1200Z 19.0N 80.0W 25 KT...REMNANT LOW 24HR VT 14/0000Z 19.0N 82.0W 20 KT...REMNANT LOW 36HR VT 14/1200Z 19.5N 83.5W 20 KT...REMNANT LOW 48HR VT 15/0000Z 20.0N 85.5W 20 KT...REMNANT LOW 72HR VT 16/0000Z 22.0N 86.5W 20 KT...REMNANT LOW 96HR VT 17/0000Z...DISSIPATED $$ FORECASTER AVILA 000 WTNT32 KNHC 130232 TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION OLGA ADVISORY NUMBER 9 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL172007 1000 PM EST WED DEC 12 2007 ...OLGA DEGENERATING INTO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A FEW SQUALLS... AT 1000 PM EST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION OLGA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.6 WEST OR ABOUT 80 MILES...130 KM...NORTHWEST OF KINGSTON JAMAICA AND ABOUT 235 MILES ...380 KM...EAST OF GRAND CAYMAN. THE DEPRESSION HAS SLOWED DOWN AND IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 13 MPH...21 KM/HR. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS CONFINED TO A FEW SQUALLS NORTH OF THE CENTER. THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS OR SO. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES. OLGA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS...EASTERN CUBA...JAMAICA AND HISPANIOLA. THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. REPEATING THE 1000 PM EST POSITION...18.9 N...77.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB. THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM UNLESS REGENERATION OCCURS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM CAN BE FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO HEADER FZNT01 KWBC. $$ FORECASTER AVILA |
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