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 WTNT24 KNHC 170828
 TCMAT4
 TROPICAL STORM WILMA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   7
 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL242005
 0900Z MON OCT 17 2005
  
 A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
 THE CAYMAN ISLANDS.
  
 TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 17.2N  79.7W AT 17/0900Z
 POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
  
 PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST OR 235 DEGREES AT   3 KT
  
 ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1000 MB
 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  35 KT WITH GUSTS TO  45 KT.
 34 KT.......  0NE   0SE  40SW   0NW.
 12 FT SEAS..  0NE   0SE  40SW   0NW.
 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 17.2N  79.7W AT 17/0900Z
 AT 17/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 17.3N  79.6W
  
 FORECAST VALID 17/1800Z 17.1N  80.3W
 MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  50 KT.
 34 KT... 50NE  50SE  50SW  50NW.
  
 FORECAST VALID 18/0600Z 17.2N  81.1W
 MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
 50 KT... 30NE  30SE  30SW  30NW.
 34 KT... 60NE  60SE  60SW  60NW.
  
 FORECAST VALID 18/1800Z 17.4N  82.0W
 MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
 50 KT... 40NE  40SE  40SW  40NW.
 34 KT... 90NE  90SE  90SW  90NW.
  
 FORECAST VALID 19/0600Z 17.8N  83.3W
 MAX WIND  70 KT...GUSTS  85 KT.
 50 KT... 50NE  40SE  40SW  50NW.
 34 KT...105NE  90SE  90SW 105NW.
  
 FORECAST VALID 20/0600Z 18.5N  85.0W
 MAX WIND  80 KT...GUSTS 100 KT.
 50 KT... 60NE  50SE  50SW  60NW.
 34 KT...115NE 100SE 100SW 115NW.
  
 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 21/0600Z 20.0N  86.5W...NEAR NORTHEASTERN YUCATAN
 MAX WIND  90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT.
  
 OUTLOOK VALID 22/0600Z 22.5N  87.5W...NEAR NORTHEASTERN YUCATAN
 MAX WIND  90 KT...GUSTS 110 KT.
  
 REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 17.2N  79.7W
  
 NEXT ADVISORY AT 17/1500Z
  
 FORECASTER STEWART
  
  
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