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HURRICANE DORA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  53
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI   EP0799
0300Z THU AUG 19 1999
 
...HURRICANE DORA CONTINUES TO HEAD TOWARD THE INTERNATIONAL
DATELINE WELL AWAY FROM HAWAII AND JOHNSTON ISLAND...
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 16.7N 176.1W AT 19/0300Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT 16 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  995 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  65 KT WITH GUSTS TO  80 KT
64 KT....... 20NE  20SE  20SW  20NW
50 KT....... 40NE  30SE  30SW  40NW
34 KT....... 70NE  40SE  40SW  70NW
12 FT SEAS.. 70NE  40SE  40SW  70NW
ALL QUADRANT RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES
 
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 16.7N 176.1W AT 19/0300Z
AT 19/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 16.5N 175.3W
 
FORECAST VALID 19/1200Z 17.1N 178.6W
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT
64 KT... 20NE  20SE  20SW  20NW
50 KT... 40NE  30SE  30SW  40NW
34 KT... 70NE  40SE  40SW  70NW
 
FORECAST VALID 20/0000Z 17.8N 178.3E
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT
64 KT... 20NE  20SE  20SW  20NW
50 KT... 40NE  30SE  30SW  40NW
34 KT... 70NE  40SE  40SW  70NW
 
FORECAST VALID 20/1200Z 18.7N 175.6E
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT
64 KT... 20NE  20SE  20SW  20NW
50 KT... 40NE  30SE  30SW  40NW
34 KT... 70NE  40SE  40SW  70NW
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 16.7N 176.1W
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK...USE FOR GUIDANCE ONLY...ERRORS MAY BE LARGE
 
OUTLOOK VALID 21/0000Z 19.9N 173.2E
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT
50 KT... 40NE  30SE  30SW  40NW
 
OUTLOOK VALID 22/0000Z 23.3N 169.7E
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT
50 KT... 40NE  30SE  30SW  40NW
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 19/0900Z
 
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