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 425 
 WTNT22 KNHC 310856
 TCMAT2
 HURRICANE GUSTAV FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  27
 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL072008
 0900 UTC SUN AUG 31 2008
  
 AT 4 AM CDT...0900 UTC...A HURRICANE WARNING IS ISSUED FOR THE
 NORTHERN GULF COAST FROM CAMERON LOUISIANA EASTWARD TO THE
 ALABAMA-FLORIDA BORDER...INCLUDING THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND
 LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN.  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.
  
 AT 4 AM CDT...0900 UTC...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FROM
 EAST OF THE ALABAMA-FLORIDA BORDER TO THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER....AND
 FROM WEST OF CAMERON LOUISIANA TO JUST EAST OF HIGH ISLAND TEXAS.
 A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
 EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
  
 AT 4 AM CDT...0900 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF CUBA HAS DISCONTINUED ALL
 WARNINGS AND WATCHES FOR CUBA.
  
 A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF CAMERON LOUISIANA
 TO JUST EAST OF HIGH ISLAND TEXAS.   A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT
 HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY
 WITHIN 36 HOURS.
  
 A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER FLORIDA
 KEYS WEST OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO THE DRY TORTUGAS.
  
 HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 24.2N  85.0W AT 31/0900Z
 POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  15 NM
  
 PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 320 DEGREES AT  14 KT
  
 ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  958 MB
 EYE DIAMETER  25 NM
 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 110 KT WITH GUSTS TO 125 KT.
 64 KT....... 45NE  30SE  20SW  30NW.
 50 KT.......120NE  75SE  60SW  75NW.
 34 KT.......175NE 120SE 120SW 120NW.
 12 FT SEAS..180NE 270SE 150SW 180NW.
 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 24.2N  85.0W AT 31/0900Z
 AT 31/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 23.6N  84.4W
  
 FORECAST VALID 31/1800Z 25.6N  86.3W
 MAX WIND 120 KT...GUSTS 145 KT.
 64 KT... 45NE  30SE  20SW  30NW.
 50 KT...120NE  75SE  60SW  75NW.
 34 KT...175NE 120SE 120SW 120NW.
  
 FORECAST VALID 01/0600Z 27.5N  88.4W
 MAX WIND 125 KT...GUSTS 155 KT.
 64 KT... 60NE  45SE  40SW  50NW.
 50 KT...120NE  90SE  70SW  80NW.
 34 KT...175NE 150SE 130SW 140NW.
  
 FORECAST VALID 01/1800Z 29.1N  90.4W...NEAR COAST
 MAX WIND 115 KT...GUSTS 140 KT.
 64 KT... 60NE  45SE  40SW  50NW.
 50 KT...120NE  90SE  70SW  80NW.
 34 KT...175NE 150SE 130SW 140NW.
  
 FORECAST VALID 02/0600Z 30.5N  92.2W...INLAND
 MAX WIND  75 KT...GUSTS  90 KT.
 50 KT... 50NE  50SE  30SW  30NW.
 34 KT... 75NE  75SE  50SW  50NW.
  
 FORECAST VALID 03/0600Z 31.7N  93.7W...INLAND
 MAX WIND  30 KT...GUSTS  40 KT.
  
 EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 225 NM
 ON DAY 4 AND 300 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
  
 OUTLOOK VALID 04/0600Z 32.0N  94.5W...INLAND
 MAX WIND  25 KT...GUSTS  35 KT.
  
 OUTLOOK VALID 05/0600Z 32.0N  95.5W...INLAND
 MAX WIND  20 KT...GUSTS  25 KT.
  
 REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 24.2N  85.0W
  
 NEXT ADVISORY AT 31/1500Z
  
 $$
 FORECASTER BLAKE/PASCH
  
  
 
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