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 WTNT42 KNHC 081032
 TCDAT2
 HURRICANE PALOMA SPECIAL DISCUSSION NUMBER  12
 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL172008
 530 AM EST SAT NOV 08 2008
 
 REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE
 THAT PALOMA HAS STRENGTHENED TO A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE WITH A
 CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 945 MB AND MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR 115 KT.  THIS
 SPECIAL ADVISORY UPDATES THE INTENSITY FOR THE FIRST 36 HR OF THE
 FORECAST.  THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE PREVIOUS TRACK...THE WIND
 RADII...OR THE INTENSITY AT OTHER TIMES.
 
 THE NEW INTENSITY FORECAST NOW CALLS FOR PALOMA TO MAKE LANDFALL IN
 CUBA AS A MAJOR HURRICANE.  THUS...THE STORM SURGE VALUES IN THE
 PUBLIC ADVISORY HAVE BEEN INCREASED.
  
 FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
  
 INITIAL      08/1030Z 19.6N  79.8W   115 KT
  12HR VT     08/1800Z 20.1N  79.4W   115 KT
  24HR VT     09/0600Z 20.8N  78.2W   100 KT...NEAR COAST OF CUBA
  36HR VT     09/1800Z 21.4N  77.2W    70 KT...INLAND
  48HR VT     10/0600Z 21.8N  76.5W    45 KT...OVER WATER
  72HR VT     11/0600Z 22.5N  76.0W    35 KT...DISSIPATING
  96HR VT     12/0600Z 23.0N  76.0W    25 KT...REMNANT LOW
 120HR VT     13/0600Z 23.0N  76.5W    20 KT...REMNANT LOW
  
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 FORECASTER BEVEN