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 HURRICANE IVAN FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  37
 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL092004
 1500Z SAT SEP 11 2004
  
 A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR JAMAICA AND THE CAYMAN
 ISLANDS.
  
 AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF CUBA HAS ADJUSTED THEIR
 WATCHES AND WARNINGS.  A HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
 CUBA FROM PINAR DEL RIO TO CIEGO DE AVILA INCLUDING THE ISLE OF
 YOUTH. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE
 EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
 COMPLETION.
  
 A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REST OF CUBA. A
 HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
 WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.
  
 INTERESTS IN THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA...AS WELL AS IN THE
 EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO...SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF
 DANGEROUS HURRICANE IVAN.
  
 HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 17.9N  78.7W AT 11/1500Z
 POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  10 NM
  
 PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 300 DEGREES AT   7 KT
  
 ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  925 MB
 EYE DIAMETER  25 NM
 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT WITH GUSTS TO 155 KT.
 64 KT....... 40NE  30SE  30SW  40NW.
 50 KT....... 60NE  60SE  60SW  60NW.
 34 KT.......150NE 100SE 100SW 150NW.
 12 FT SEAS..360NE 180SE 180SW 200NW.
 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 17.9N  78.7W AT 11/1500Z
 AT 11/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 17.7N  78.4W
  
 FORECAST VALID 12/0000Z 18.5N  79.8W
 MAX WIND 135 KT...GUSTS 165 KT.
 64 KT... 40NE  30SE  30SW  40NW.
 50 KT... 60NE  60SE  60SW  60NW.
 34 KT...150NE 100SE 100SW 150NW.
  
 FORECAST VALID 12/1200Z 19.6N  81.0W
 MAX WIND 135 KT...GUSTS 165 KT.
 64 KT... 40NE  30SE  30SW  40NW.
 50 KT... 60NE  60SE  60SW  60NW.
 34 KT...150NE 100SE 100SW 150NW.
  
 FORECAST VALID 13/0000Z 21.0N  82.0W
 MAX WIND 135 KT...GUSTS 165 KT.
 64 KT... 40NE  30SE  30SW  40NW.
 50 KT... 60NE  60SE  60SW  60NW.
 34 KT...150NE 100SE 100SW 150NW.
  
 FORECAST VALID 13/1200Z 22.8N  83.0W INLNAD OVER WSTERN CUBA
 MAX WIND 125 KT...GUSTS 155 KT.
 50 KT... 60NE  60SE  60SW  60NW.
 34 KT...150NE 100SE 100SW 150NW.
  
 FORECAST VALID 14/1200Z 27.0N  84.5W
 MAX WIND 115 KT...GUSTS 140 KT.
 50 KT... 60NE  60SE  60SW  60NW.
 34 KT...150NE 100SE 100SW 150NW.
  
 EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM
 ON DAY 4 AND 325 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
  
 OUTLOOK VALID 15/1200Z 31.5N  83.9W...INLAND
 MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
  
 OUTLOOK VALID 16/1200Z 36.0N  82.0W...INLAND
 MAX WIND  25 KT...GUSTS  35 KT.
  
 REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 17.9N  78.7W
  
 NEXT ADVISORY AT 11/2100Z
  
 FORECASTER AVILA
  
  
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