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HURRICANE DORA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  42
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI   EP0799
0900Z MON AUG 16 1999
 
...STRONG HURRICANE DORA PASSING WELL SOUTH OF BIG ISLAND...
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 15.9N 156.6W AT 16/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT 15 KT
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  965 MB. EYE DIAMETER  20 NM
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 100 KT WITH GUSTS TO 120 KT
64 KT....... 30NE  20SE  20SW  30NW
50 KT....... 80NE  40SE  40SW  80NW
34 KT.......100NE  60SE  60SW 100NW
12 FT SEAS..100NE  60SE  60SW 100NW
ALL QUADRANT RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES
 
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 15.9N 156.6W AT 16/0900Z
AT 16/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 15.8N 155.9W
 
FORECAST VALID 16/1800Z 16.3N 158.9W
MAX WIND  95 KT...GUSTS 115 KT
64 KT... 30NE  20SE  20SW  30NW
50 KT... 80NE  40SE  40SW  80NW
34 KT...100NE  60SE  60SW 100NW
 
FORECAST VALID 17/0600Z 16.9N 162.4W
MAX WIND  90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT
64 KT... 30NE  20SE  20SW  30NW
50 KT... 80NE  40SE  40SW  80NW
34 KT...100NE  60SE  60SW 100NW
 
FORECAST VALID 17/1800Z 17.4N 165.6W
MAX WIND  85 KT...GUSTS 105 KT
64 KT... 30NE  20SE  20SW  30NW
50 KT... 70NE  40SE  40SW  70NW
34 KT... 90NE  60SE  60SW  90NW
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 16N 157W
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE

OUTLOOK VALID 18/0600Z 18.0N 169.0W
MAX WIND  80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT
50 KT... 60NE  30SE  30SW  60NW
 
OUTLOOK VALID 19/0600Z 19.0N 175.5W
MAX WIND  70 KT...GUSTS  85 KT
50 KT... 30NE  20SE  20SW  30NW
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 16/1500Z
 
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