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 WTNT43 KNHC 131813
 TCDAT3
 HURRICANE CHARLEY SPECIAL DISCUSSION NUMBER  18
 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 2 PM EDT FRI AUG 13 2004
  
 RECENT AIRCRAFT RECONNAISSANCE REPORTS ALONG WITH RADAR AND
 SATELLITE DATA SHOW THAT WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 125 KT.  THE TRACK
 HAS ALSO SHIFTED A LITTLE TO THE RIGHT OF THE PREVIOUS ADVISORY
 FORECAST WHICH SHIFTS THE GREATEST RISK TO THE AREA OF CHARLOTTE
 HARBOR FLORIDA.  THESE CHANGES REQUIRE THE ISSUANCE OF THIS SPECIAL
 ADVISORY.
 
 FORECASTER LAWRENCE
  
 FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
  
 INITIAL      13/1800Z 26.0N  82.4W   125 KT
  12HR VT     14/0000Z 27.5N  81.8W   100 KT...INLAND
  24HR VT     14/1200Z 31.5N  80.0W    65 KT...OVER WATER
  36HR VT     15/0000Z 36.0N  77.5W    50 KT...INLAND
  48HR VT     15/1200Z 40.5N  74.5W    30 KT...EXTRATROPICAL
  72HR VT     16/1200Z 46.5N  68.5W    30 KT...EXTRATROPICAL
  96HR VT     17/1200Z...ABSORBED BY EXTRATROPICAL SYSTEM
  
  
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