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 692 
 WTNT42 KNHC 281113
 TCDAT2
 TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV SPECIAL DISCUSSION NUMBER  14
 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL072008
 730 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2008
  
 AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE PLANE HAS FOUND MAXIMUM 700 MB FLIGHT
 LEVEL WINDS OF 67 KT...CORRESPONDING TO ABOUT 60 KT AT THE SURFACE.
 THIS SPECIAL ADVISORY IS TO UPDATE THE INTENSITY FORECAST TO
 REFLECT THE CURRENT AND FORECAST INTENSITY. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY
 SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO THE TRACK FORECAST. THE STRENGTHENING OF
 GUSTAV HAS PROMPTED THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA TO ISSUE A HURRICANE
 WARNING FOR JAMAICA.  
 
 THIS SPECIAL ADVISORY SUPERSEDES THE ISSUANCE OF AN INTERMEDIATE
 ADVISORY AT 800 AM EDT.
  
  
 FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
  
 INITIAL      28/1130Z 17.8N  75.6W    60 KT
  12HR VT     28/1800Z 17.5N  76.1W    65 KT
  24HR VT     29/0600Z 17.8N  78.3W    65 KT
  36HR VT     29/1800Z 18.5N  80.3W    70 KT
  48HR VT     30/0600Z 19.5N  82.0W    75 KT
  72HR VT     31/0600Z 22.0N  85.5W    95 KT
  96HR VT     01/0600Z 26.0N  89.0W   100 KT
 120HR VT     02/0600Z 28.5N  91.0W   100 KT
  
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