Hurricane HECTOR

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HURRICANE HECTOR FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  18
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP092006
0300 UTC SUN AUG 20 2006
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 19.0N 132.1W AT 20/0300Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 300 DEGREES AT  11 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  982 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  70 KT WITH GUSTS TO  85 KT.
64 KT....... 25NE  25SE  20SW  20NW.
50 KT....... 75NE  60SE  35SW  45NW.
34 KT.......120NE 115SE  45SW 110NW.
12 FT SEAS..225NE 175SE 125SW 225NW.
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 19.0N 132.1W AT 20/0300Z
AT 20/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 18.7N 131.6W
 
FORECAST VALID 20/1200Z 19.7N 133.3W
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT... 40NE  35SE  25SW  35NW.
34 KT...100NE 100SE  40SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 21/0000Z 20.5N 134.6W
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT... 70NE  70SE  30SW  70NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 21/1200Z 21.2N 135.9W
MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
34 KT... 45NE  45SE   0SW  45NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 22/0000Z 21.7N 137.2W...REMNANT LOW
MAX WIND  25 KT...GUSTS  35 KT.
 
FORECAST VALID 23/0000Z 22.2N 140.0W...REMNANT LOW
MAX WIND  20 KT...GUSTS  25 KT.
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 200 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 250 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
 
OUTLOOK VALID 24/0000Z...DISSIPATED
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 19.0N 132.1W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 20/0900Z
 
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FORECASTER BROWN/AVILA
 
 
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