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Hurricane HELENE


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HURRICANE HELENE WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES NUMBER  20                
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL082006               
0900 UTC SUN SEP 17 2006                                            
                                                                    
AT 0900Z THE CENTER OF HURRICANE HELENE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE   
20.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 48.2 WEST WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR  
75 KTS...85 MPH...140 KM/HR.                                        
                                                                    
CHANCES OF SUSTAINED (1-MINUTE AVERAGE) WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST     
   ...34 KT (39 MPH... 63 KPH)...                                   
   ...50 KT (58 MPH... 93 KPH)...                                   
   ...64 KT (74 MPH...119 KPH)...                                   
FOR LOCATIONS AND TIME PERIODS DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS               
                                                                    
PROBABILITIES FOR LOCATIONS ARE GIVEN AS IP(CP) WHERE               
    IP  IS THE PROBABILITY OF THE EVENT BEGINNING DURING            
        AN INDIVIDUAL TIME PERIOD (INDIVIDUAL PROBABILITY)          
   (CP) IS THE PROBABILITY OF THE EVENT OCCURRING BETWEEN           
        06Z SUN AND THE FORECAST HOUR (CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY)      
                                                                    
PROBABILITIES ARE GIVEN IN PERCENT                                  
X INDICATES PROBABILITIES LESS THAN 0.5 PERCENT                     
LOCATIONS SHOWN WHEN THEIR TOTAL CUMULATED 5-DAY                    
   PROBABILITY IS AT LEAST 2.5 PERCENT                              
                                                                    
Z INDICATES COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME (GREENWICH)                  
   ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME (AST)...SUBTRACT 4 HOURS FROM Z TIME      
   EASTERN  DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT)...SUBTRACT 4 HOURS FROM Z TIME      
   CENTRAL  DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT)...SUBTRACT 5 HOURS FROM Z TIME      
                                                                    
                                                                    
  - - - - WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES FOR SELECTED  LOCATIONS - - - -  
                                                                    
               FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM 
  TIME       06Z SUN 18Z SUN 06Z MON 18Z MON 06Z TUE 06Z WED 06Z THU
PERIODS         TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO  
             18Z SUN 06Z MON 18Z MON 06Z TUE 06Z WED 06Z THU 06Z FRI
                                                                    
FORECAST HOUR    (12)   (24)    (36)    (48)    (72)    (96)   (120)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
LOCATION       KT                                                   
                                                                    
BERMUDA        34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   4( 4)   7(11)
BERMUDA        50  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   2( 2)   3( 5)
 
SAINT MAARTEN  34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   2( 2)   1( 3)
 
BARBUDA        34  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   2( 3)   1( 4)
 
                                                                    
  - - - - WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES FOR FORECAST POSITIONS - - - -   
                                                                    
               FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM 
  TIME       06Z SUN 18Z SUN 06Z MON 18Z MON 06Z TUE 06Z WED 06Z THU
PERIODS         TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO  
             18Z SUN 06Z MON 18Z MON 06Z TUE 06Z WED 06Z THU 06Z FRI
                                                                    
FORECAST HOUR    (12)   (24)    (36)    (48)    (72)    (96)   (120)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
 HR POSITIONS  KT                                                   
                                                                    
 12 207N  493W 34 99   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)   X(99)
 12 207N  493W 50 74  10(84)   1(85)   X(85)   X(85)   X(85)   X(85)
 12 207N  493W 64 46  14(60)   2(62)   X(62)   X(62)   X(62)   X(62)
 
 24 217N  505W 34 64  27(91)   4(95)   1(96)   X(96)   1(97)   X(97)
 24 217N  505W 50  7  49(56)   9(65)   2(67)   2(69)   1(70)   X(70)
 24 217N  505W 64  2  30(32)   9(41)   2(43)   1(44)   1(45)   X(45)
 
 36 226N  517W 34 10  46(56)  23(79)   6(85)   4(89)   1(90)   X(90)
 36 226N  517W 50  1  16(17)  30(47)   9(56)   4(60)   2(62)   X(62)
 36 226N  517W 64  X   7( 7)  19(26)   7(33)   2(35)   1(36)   1(37)
 
 48 233N  532W 34  3  14(17)  33(50)  19(69)   9(78)   2(80)   1(81)
 48 233N  532W 50  X   2( 2)  18(20)  18(38)   8(46)   3(49)   X(49)
 48 233N  532W 64  X   1( 1)   8( 9)  13(22)   7(29)   2(31)   X(31)
 
 
 72 240N  560W 34  X   1( 1)   8( 9)  19(28)  28(56)   8(64)   2(66)
 72 240N  560W 50  X   X( X)   1( 1)   7( 8)  20(28)   7(35)   1(36)
 72 240N  560W 64  X   X( X)   X( X)   4( 4)  11(15)   5(20)   1(21)
 
 
 96 260N  580W 34  X   X( X)   1( 1)   6( 7)  22(29)  17(46)   8(54)
 96 260N  580W 50  X   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)  10(11)  10(21)   3(24)
 96 260N  580W 64  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   5( 5)   5(10)   3(13)
 
 
120 290N  590W 34  X   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   6( 7)  15(22)  11(33)
120 290N  590W 50  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   2( 2)   6( 8)   7(15)
120 290N  590W 64  X   X( X)   X( X)   X( X)   1( 1)   3( 4)   3( 7)
 
               - - - - FORECAST INTENSITIES - - - -
FCST MAX WIND     80     85      90      95      95      85      80
FORECAST HOUR    (12)   (24)    (36)    (48)    (72)    (96)   (120)
 
                                                                    
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FORECASTER BROWN/KNABB                                                    
                                                                    
                                                                    
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