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Eastern Pacific Remnants of PRISCILLA Wind Speed Probabilities Number 4 NWS NATIONAL Hurricane CENTER MIAMI FL EP192019 0300 UTC MON OCT 21 2019 AT 0300Z THE REMNANTS OF PRISCILLA WERE LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 104.7 WEST WITH MAXIMUM S

 
 000
 FOPZ14 KNHC 210234
 PWSEP4
                                                                     
 REMNANTS OF PRISCILLA WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES NUMBER   4           
 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP192019               
 0300 UTC MON OCT 21 2019                                            
                                                                     
 AT 0300Z THE REMNANTS OF PRISCILLA WERE LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.0  
 NORTH...LONGITUDE 104.7 WEST WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 25   
 KTS...30 MPH...45 KM/H.                                             
                                                                     
 Z INDICATES COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME (GREENWICH)                  
    PACIFIC  DAYLIGHT TIME (PDT)...SUBTRACT 7 HOURS FROM Z TIME      
    HAWAIIAN STANDARD TIME (HST)...SUBTRACT 10 HOURS FROM Z TIME     
                                                                     
 WIND SPEED PROBABILITY TABLE FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS                 
                                                                     
 CHANCES OF SUSTAINED (1-MINUTE AVERAGE) WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST     
    ...34 KT (39 MPH... 63 KM/H)...                                  
    ...50 KT (58 MPH... 93 KM/H)...                                  
    ...64 KT (74 MPH...119 KM/H)...                                  
 FOR LOCATIONS AND TIME PERIODS DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS               
                                                                     
 PROBABILITIES FOR LOCATIONS ARE GIVEN AS OP(CP) WHERE               
     OP  IS THE PROBABILITY OF THE EVENT BEGINNING DURING            
         AN INDIVIDUAL TIME PERIOD (ONSET PROBABILITY)               
    (CP) IS THE PROBABILITY OF THE EVENT OCCURRING BETWEEN           
         00Z MON 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 34...50...64 KT SHOWN WHEN THE 5-DAY              
 64-KT CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY IS AT LEAST 1 PERCENT.                 
                                                                     
                                                                     
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Atlantic Post-Tropical Cyclone SEBASTIEN ICAO Advisory Number 23 NWS NATIONAL Hurricane CENTER MIAMI FL AL202019 0300 UTC MON NOV 25 2019 TC ADVISORY DTG: 20191125/0300Z TCAC: KNHC TC: SEBASTIEN NR: 023 PSN: N4100 W02854 MOV: NE 35KT C: 0993HPA MAX WIND:

 
 000
 FKNT25 KNHC 250232
 TCANT5
  
 POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE SEBASTIEN ICAO ADVISORY NUMBER  23
 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL202019
 0300 UTC MON NOV 25 2019
  
 TC ADVISORY
 DTG:                      20191125/0300Z
 TCAC:                     KNHC
 TC:                       SEBASTIEN
 NR:                       023
 PSN:                      N4100 W02854
 MOV:                      NE 35KT
 C:                        0993HPA
 MAX WIND:                 050KT
 FCST PSN +6 HR:           25/0900Z N4244 W02445
 FCST MAX WIND +6 HR:      050KT
 FCST PSN +12 HR:          25/1500Z N4443 W02034
 FCST MAX WIND +12 HR:     050KT
 FCST PSN +18 HR:          25/2100Z N4658 W01619
 FCST MAX WIND +18 HR:     050KT
 FCST PSN +24 HR:          26/0300Z N//// W/////
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                           OFFICIAL FORECAST DATA VALID AT 0000...
                           0600...1200...AND 1800Z.
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