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HURRICANE FRED WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES NUMBER 16  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072009  
1500 UTC FRI SEP 11 2009  
 
AT 1500Z THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FRED WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.0  
NORTH...LONGITUDE 35.0 WEST WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 70 KTS   
..80 MPH  
130 KM/HR.  
 
Z INDICATES COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME (GREENWICH)  
ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME (AST)...SUBTRACT 4 HOURS FROM Z TIME  
EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT)...SUBTRACT 4 HOURS FROM Z TIME  
CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT)...SUBTRACT 5 HOURS FROM Z TIME  
 
 
I. MAXIMUM WIND SPEED (INTENSITY) PROBABILITY TABLE  
 
CHANCES THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED (1-MINUTE AVERAGE) WIND SPEED OF  
THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WILL BE WITHIN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES  
AT EACH OFFICIAL FORECAST TIME DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS.  
PROBABILITIES ARE GIVEN IN PERCENT. X INDICATES PROBABILITIES LESS  
THAN 1 PERCENT.  
 
 
- - - MAXIMUM WIND SPEED (INTENSITY) PROBABILITIES - - -  
 
VALID TIME 00Z SAT 12Z SAT 00Z SUN 12Z SUN 12Z MON 12Z TUE 12Z WED  
FORECAST HOUR 12 24 36 48 72 96 120  
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DISSIPATED X 1 6 16 25 31 31  
TROP DEPRESSION X 8 26 40 36 34 30  
TROPICAL STORM 66 77 61 40 35 31 34  
HURRICANE 34 14 7 4 5 4 5  
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HUR CAT 1 32 13 5 4 4 3 4  
HUR CAT 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1  
HUR CAT 3 X 1 X X X X X  
HUR CAT 4 1 X X X X X X  
HUR CAT 5 X X X X X X X  
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FCST MAX WIND 60KT 50KT 40KT 30KT 25KT 20KT 20KT  
 
 
II. WIND SPEED PROBABILITY TABLE FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS  
 
CHANCES OF SUSTAINED (1-MINUTE AVERAGE) WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST  
...34 KT (39 MPH... 63 KPH)...  
...50 KT (58 MPH... 93 KPH)...  
...64 KT (74 MPH...119 KPH)...  
FOR LOCATIONS AND TIME PERIODS DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS  
 
PROBABILITIES FOR LOCATIONS ARE GIVEN AS IP(CP) WHERE  
IP IS THE PROBABILITY OF THE EVENT BEGINNING DURING  
AN INDIVIDUAL TIME PERIOD (INDIVIDUAL PROBABILITY)  
(CP) IS THE PROBABILITY OF THE EVENT OCCURRING BETWEEN  
12Z FRI AND THE FORECAST HOUR (CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY)  
 
PROBABILITIES ARE GIVEN IN PERCENT  
X INDICATES PROBABILITIES LESS THAN 1 PERCENT  
PROBABILITIES FOR 34 KT AND 50 KT ARE SHOWN AT A GIVEN LOCATION WHEN  
THE 5-DAY CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY IS AT LEAST 3 PERCENT.  
PROBABILITIES FOR 64 KT ARE SHOWN WHEN THE 5-DAY CUMULATIVE  
PROBABILITY IS AT LEAST 1 PERCENT.  
 
 
- - - - WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS - - - -  
 
FROM FROM FROM FROM FROM FROM FROM  
TIME 12Z FRI 00Z SAT 12Z SAT 00Z SUN 12Z SUN 12Z MON 12Z TUE  
PERIODS TO TO TO TO TO TO TO  
00Z SAT 12Z SAT 00Z SUN 12Z SUN 12Z MON 12Z TUE 12Z WED  
 
FORECAST HOUR (12) (24) (36) (48) (72) (96) (120)  
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LOCATION KT  
 
 
FORECASTER AVILA  
 
 
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