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Local Tropical Video: Sample
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Tropical Satellite
Loop Sectors  |
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| Middle North Atlantic |
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| Gulf of Mexico |
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| E Caribbean |
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| W Caribbean |
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Monthly Tropical Cyclone Probability Maps  |
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| Maps indicate chance of system
within 100 miles during given month. |
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Updated 9/5/2008
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weather.gov/jax/tropical
Tropical Activity   |
TROPICAL STORM Hanna    | | Advisory #40 (500 PM EDT) | Lat: 38.5 N Lon: 75.8 W Max Winds: 50 mph 645 miles from Mayport | |
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HURRICANE (Cat. 4) Ike    | | Advisory #23A (800 PM AST) | Lat: 21.3 N Lon: 70.2 W Max Winds: 135 mph 937 miles from Mayport | |
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Saffir-Simpson Scale  |
| Cat. |
Pressure (mb) |
Winds (mph) |
Surge (ft) |
| TD |
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< 39 |
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| TS |
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39-73 |
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| 1 |
980 > |
74-95 |
4-5 |
| 2 |
965-980 |
96-110 |
6-8 |
| 3 |
945-965 |
111-130 |
9-12 |
| 4 |
920-945 |
131-155 |
13-18 |
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< 920 |
155 > |
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| NHC Forecast Error |
Forecast Hour |
Average Error |
| NM |
Miles |
| 12 |
34 |
39 |
| 24 |
59 |
68 |
| 36 |
83 |
95 |
| 48 |
108 |
124 |
| 72 |
160 |
184 |
| 96 |
211 |
243 |
| 120 |
282 |
324 |
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