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{{Active storm|name=Tropical Storm Kanta
 
|category=storm|type=Tropical storm
 
|time=2100 HPT
 
|date=June 18
 
|year=2146
 
|location=[http://img224.imageshack.us/my.php?image=forecastmu6.png 5.5°N 5.4°E]<br/>420 km (260 miles) west of St. Denis, Ineptia
 
|winds=75 km/h (45 mph)
 
|windtype=1-minute sustained
 
|pressure=995 hPa
 
|movement=West-northwest}}
 
 
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  TCIA5 WHCO 191830
+
  TCAD5 WHCO 192130
  TROPICAL STORM KANTA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY 7A
+
  SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KANTA ADVISORY 8
 
  HEARTLAND HURRICANE PREDICTION CENTRE OREAN
 
  HEARTLAND HURRICANE PREDICTION CENTRE OREAN
  6 PM HPT JUNE 19 2146
+
  9 PM HPT JUNE 19 2146
 
   
 
   
  ...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE IN EFFECT AS PRECAUTION...
+
  ...KANTA STRENGTHENS TO SEVERE TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES AWAY FROM
 +
THE INEPTIAN COAST...
 
   
 
   
  A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS STILL IN EFFECT FOR THE CÔTE D'ARGENT
+
  AT 9 PM HPT...ALL WARNINGS FOR INEPTIA ARE DISCONTINUED.
EAST OF BERLITZ. THIS WARNING WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED TONIGHT.
+
 
   
 
   
  AT 6 PM HPT THE CENTRE OF THE TROPICAL STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
+
  A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE THAT HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING THE STORM'S WIND-
  LATITUDE 6.3 NORTH LONGITUDE 3.6 EAST...ABOUT 195 KM...120 MILES
+
FIELD FOUND BELIEVABLE 54 KNOT SURFACE WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE IN THE
  OFF THE COAST OF INEPTIA...ABOUT 775 KM...485 MILES SOUTH OF
+
NORTHEAST QUADRANT OF THE STORM AT AROUND 8 PM. SATELLITE INTENSITY
  BERLITZ.
+
  ESTIMATES...T3.0/3.5 FROM AFLE AND T3.5/3.5 FROM HDCW...ARE IN GOOD
 +
  AGREEMENT WITH THE INITIAL INTENSITY OF 55 KNOTS. THIS RECONNAISSANCE
 +
FLIGHT...WHICH IS THE LAST ONE SCHEDULED AS THE STORM NOW DOES NOT
 +
POSE A LAND THREAT...ALSO FOUND A PRESSURE OF 989 HPA...WHICH MAY
 +
  SUGGEST THAT SOME RAPID STRENGTHENING COULD BE TAKING PLACE. THE
 +
RECON FLIGHT HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR A FEW HOURS TO CONTINUE MONITORING
 +
THE SYSTEM. OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS...INITIAL MOTION IS 300/19.
 
   
 
   
  TROPICAL STORM KANTA IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 30 KM/H...
+
  AT 9 PM HPT THE CENTRE OF SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KANTA WAS LOCATED
  18 MPH. A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED AS THE STORM TURNS SLIGHTLY
+
NEAR LATITUDE 6.4 NORTH LONGITUDE 3.3 EAST...ABOUT 1000 KM...625 MI
TO THE NORTHWEST IS POSSIBLE IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
+
  SOUTH OF PORT DU POIVRE INEPTIA.
 
   
 
   
  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 85 KM/H...50 MPH...WITH HIGHER
+
  SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KANTA HAS BEEN MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT
  GUSTS. SOME MINOR STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
+
30 KM/H...18 MPH...BUT A SIGNIFICANT WESTWARD TURN IS EXPECTED...AS
 +
  WELL AS AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED...IF KANTA CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY
 +
AT A RAPID PACE AS FORECAST.
 
   
 
   
  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 195 KM...120 MILES
+
  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 100 KM/H...65 MPH...WITH
  FROM THE STORM CENTRE...MOSTLY TO THE EAST.
+
  HIGHER GUSTS. FURTHER STRENGTHENING IS LIKELY OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS...
 +
AND KANTA COULD BECOME A HURRICANE TOMORROW MORNING.
 
   
 
   
  ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...993 HPA...29.32 INCHES OF MERCURY.
+
  TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 185 KM...115 MILES
 +
FROM THE CENTRE OF THE STORM...MOSTLY TO THE EAST.
 
   
 
   
  REPEATING THE 6 PM POSITION...6.3 N 3.6 E. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
+
  THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECORDED BY THE RECONNAISSANCE
NEAR 85 KM/H. KANTA IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 30 KM/H. MINIMUM
+
FLIGHT WAS 989 HPA...29.20 INCHES OF MERCURY.
CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 993 HPA.
+
 
   
 
   
  THE HEARTLAND HURRICANE PREDICTION CENTRE WILL ISSUE THE NEXT ADVISORY
+
  THE LIVERPOOL ENGLAND AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHT...ORIGINALLY
  AT 9 PM HPT.
+
  SCHEDULED TO END AT 1030 PM HPT...HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 330 AM HPT
 +
TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE STORM AS IT UNDERGOES WHAT COULD BE SOME
 +
RAPID STRENGTHENING. AS SUCH...THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE ABLE
 +
TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE LOW- TO MID-LEVEL FLOW...AND TAKE A MORE
 +
WESTERLY COURSE...WELL AWAY FROM LAND. HOWEVER...IN THE LONG TERM
 +
THIS MAKES THE TRACK FORECAST A BIT DIFFICULT...WHETHER THE STORM
 +
WILL IMPACT CARITAS...OR GRAYS HARBOR.
 
   
 
   
  FORECASTER LAVAL
+
  ON THIS NEW FORECAST TRACK THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO CROSS OVER AN
----
+
  AREA OF 5 TO 10 KNOT SHEAR AS WELL AS 29 TO 30 DEG C SEA SURFACE
TCAD5 WHCO 191520
+
  TEMPERATURES...WHICH COULD CAUSE EXPLOSIVE INTENSIFICATION. IT IS
TROPICAL STORM KANTA ADVISORY 7
+
  NOW FORECAST TO CROSS THE PAX LINE AT A LOWER LATITUDE...AND WILL
HEARTLAND HURRICANE PREDICTION CENTRE OREAN
+
  NOT RECURVE AS EARLY...IF AT ALL. BASED ON CONTINUITY...THE 96
3 PM HPT JUNE 19 2146
+
  HOUR FORECAST POINT WILL SHOW SOME RECURVATURE.
+
...EFFECTS OF KANTA GRADUALLY DYING DOWN OVER SOUTHWESTERN INEPTIA...
+
+
TROPICAL STORM KANTA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE ISOLATED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
+
WINDS...AND SOME RAIN...NEAR THE COAST IN EXTREME EASTERN CÔTE D'ARGENT.
+
HOWEVER...THESE WILL LESSEN OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
+
+
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM BERLITZ EAST TO THE
+
PROVINCIAL BORDER WITH LA PLAGE. THIS WARNING WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED
+
IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS THE FINAL EFFECTS OF THE STORM PASS.
+
+
THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS HELD AT 45 KNOTS BASED ON SATELLITE INTENSITY
+
  ESTIMATES OF T2.5/3.5 FROM AFLE...T3.0/3.0 FROM HDCW...AND NO APPARENT
+
CHANGE IN SATELLITE PRESENTATION SINCE THE LAST ADVISORY WHEN THE
+
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT FOUND 45 KNOT WINDS. INITIAL MOTION REMAINS
+
SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN...295/15 BASED ON CONTINUITY. THE NEXT...AND FINAL...
+
RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHT SCHEDULED...FOR NOW...INTO KANTA IS CURRENTLY
+
EN ROUTE. THE PLANE'S MAIN AIM WILL BE TO DETERMINE WIND RADII...SO
+
AS SOON AS A FAVOURABLE REPORT IS RETURNED THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING
+
FOR INEPTIA WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED.
+
+
AT 3 PM HPT THE CENTRE OF TROPICAL STORM KANTA WAS REPORTED BY
+
THE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT TO BE NEAR LATITUDE 6.2 NORTH LONGITUDE
+
  3.9 EAST...ABOUT 450 KM OR 280 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PEACETOWN INEPTIA.
+
   
+
TROPICAL STORM KANTA IS MOVING TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 27 KM/H...
+
17 MPH. A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT
+
24 HOURS...AND A MORE NORTHWARD TURN IS POSSIBLE.
+
   
+
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 KM/H...50 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
+
OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS...A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR RAPID STRENGTHENING
+
  EXISTS.
+
+
THE STORM APPEARS TO HAVE CONSOLIDATED SLIGHTLY AND THE CONVECTIVE MASS
+
IS NOW MUCH MORE TIGHT. THIS MAY MEAN A REDUCTION IN WIND RADII...AND
+
THE RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHT IS CURRENTLY EN ROUTE TO FIND OUT. PROVISIONALLY...
+
USING THE LATEST SCATT PASS THAT CAPTURED THE VERY EASTERN EDGES OF THE
+
STORM...WHICH SHOW SOME BELIEVABLE 30 KNOT WIND VECTORS NEAR THE INEPTIAN
+
COAST...WILL HOLD TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND RADII AS SOME OF THE STRONGER
+
WINDS OVER THE COAST MAY HAVE BEEN MISSED...OR RAIN MARRED.
+
+
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 195 KM...120 MILES...FROM
+
THE CENTRE OF THE STORM...MOSTLY TO THE EAST.
+
+
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 993 HPA...29.32 INCHES OF MERCURY.
+
+
THERE ARE NO CHANGES BEING MADE AT THIS TIME TO THE FORECAST TRACK. SHOULD
+
THE STORM STRENGTHEN SIGNIFICANTLY BY THE NEXT ADVISORY...A MORE WESTWARD
+
MOTION...AWAY FROM THE INEPTIAN COAST...MAY BE IN STORE.
+
 
   
 
   
  SOME MODELS STILL HAVE KANTA...OR WHATEVER IS LEFT OF IT BY THEN IF IT
+
  IN THE INTENSITY FORECAST...ASSUMING RAPID STRENGTHENING...HAVE GONE
  WEAKENS ENOUGH...EXECUTING AN ANTICLOCKWISE 360 DEGREE LOOP NEAR 15N. THIS
+
FOR A HURRICANE IN 12 HOURS...POSSIBLY REACHING MAJOR HURRICANE
  WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED.
+
STRENGTH SOME TIME ON THE MORNING OF THE 21ST AS IT PASSES OVER
 +
  THE ABOVEMENTIONED FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS. SINCE THE MODELS STILL
 +
CALL FOR A TUTT CELL TO DEVELOP IN THE LONG RUN...RAPID WEAKENING
 +
  BEYOND 48 HOURS IS POSSIBLE...AND THE 96 HOUR FORECAST IS AS A
 +
MINIMAL CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE. THERE IS LITTLE CONFIDENCE IN BOTH THE
 +
TRACK...AND INTENSITY...FORECASTS BEYOND 48 HOURS.
 
   
 
   
  STILL...WITH NO CHANGE TO THE TRACK FORECAST...I SEE NO REASON TO FORECAST
+
  HEARTLAND WEATHER SERVICE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT STATIONED IN
A HURRICANE. WEAKENING IS SHOWN PAST 48 HOURS...THIS PORTION OF THE FORECAST
+
  SCHTOOPSTADT WILL BEGIN RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS INTO THE STORM STARTING
  WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE EVENTUAL STRENGTH OF THE TROPICAL UPPER
+
  TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
  TROPOSPHERIC TROUGH.
+
 
   
 
   
 
  OFFICIAL FORECAST...ALL TIMES HPT
 
  OFFICIAL FORECAST...ALL TIMES HPT
  INITIAL TIME...19/1500H
+
  INITIAL TIME...19/2100H
   INITIAL... 06.2 N 03.9 E... 45 KT <!-- 19/2100H... 06.4 N 03.3 E... 45 KT -->
+
   INITIAL... 06.4 N 03.3 E... 55 KT <!-- 20/0300H... 06.6 N 02.6 E... 65 KT -->
  20/0300H... 06.8 N 02.7 E... 45 KT <!-- 20/0900H... 07.1 N 02.1 E... 45 KT -->
+
  20/0900H... 06.8 N 01.9 E... 70 KT <!-- 20/1500H... 07.2 N 01.3 E... 75 KT -->
  20/1500H... 07.7 N 01.6 E... 50 KT <!-- 20/2100H... 08.2 N 01.1 E... 50 KT -->
+
  20/2100H... 07.5 N 00.7 E... 85 KT <!-- 21/0300H... 08.1 N 00.0 E... 95 KT -->
  21/0300H... 08.7 N 00.6 E... 55 KT <!-- 21/0900H... 09.3 N 00.2 E... 55 KT -->
+
  21/0900H... 08.5 N 00.5 W...100 KT <!-- 21/1500H... 09.3 N 01.2 W...105 KT -->
  21/1500H... 10.1 N 00.1 W... 55 KT <!-- 21/2100H... 10.8 N 00.3 W... 55 KT     
+
  21/2100H... 10.0 N 01.9 W...105 KT <!-- 22/0300H... 10.6 N 02.0 W...100 KT     
  22/0300H... 11.6 N 00.5 W... 55 KT      22/0900H... 12.3 N 00.8 W... 50 KT -->
+
  22/0900H... 11.1 N 01.9 W... 95 KT      22/1500H... 11.6 N 01.8 W... 90 KT -->
  22/1500H... 13.1 N 01.0 W... 50 KT <!-- 22/2100H... 13.7 N 00.9 W... 45 KT    
+
  22/2100H... 12.2 N 01.7 W... 85 KT <!-- 23/0300H... 12.8 N 01.4 W... 80 KT    
  23/0300H... 14.5 N 00.4 W... 40 KT      23/0900H... 15.0 N 00.3 E... 35 KT -->
+
  23/0900H... 13.4 N 01.2 E... 75 KT      23/1500H... 14.0 N 00.8 E... 70 KT -->
  23/1500H... 15.6 N 00.6 E... 30 KT
+
  23/2100H... 14.5 N 00.6 W... 65 KT
 
   
 
   
  REPEATING THE 3 PM POSITION... NEAR 6.2 NORTH 3.9 EAST. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
+
  REPEATING THE 9 PM POSITION... NEAR 6.4 NORTH 3.3 EAST. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
  WINDS NEAR 85 KM/H. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 993 HPA. SYSTEM IS MOVING
+
  WINDS NEAR 100 KM/H. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 989 HPA. SYSTEM IS MOVING
  WEST-NORTHWEST AT NEAR 27 KM/H.
+
  WEST-NORTHWEST AT NEAR 30 KM/H.
 
   
 
   
  THE HEARTLAND HURRICANE PREDICTION CENTRE WILL ISSUE THE NEXT ADVISORY AT 9 PM
+
  THE HEARTLAND HURRICANE PREDICTION CENTRE WILL ISSUE THE NEXT ADVISORY AT 3 AM
  HPT. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY IS SCHEDULED FOR 630 PM HPT...BUT IF WARNINGS ARE
+
  HPT.   
  CANCELLED BEFORE THEN...THE WARNING CANCELLATION WILL SUPERSEDE THE INTERMEDIATE
+
ADVISORY.
+
 
   
 
   
  FORECASTER JOHNSON
+
  FORECASTER JOHNSON/LAVAL
 
----
 
----
  TCTW05 FOLN 191520
+
  TCTW05 FOLN 192130
 
  TROPICAL CYCLONE TEXT WARNING
 
  TROPICAL CYCLONE TEXT WARNING
 
  LIVERPOOL ENGLAND MET SERVICE HEADQUARTERS FOLENISA
 
  LIVERPOOL ENGLAND MET SERVICE HEADQUARTERS FOLENISA
  ISSUED 3:20 PM HPT JUNE 19 2146
+
  ISSUED 9:30 PM HPT JUNE 19 2146
  ACTIVE TIME:        1500H JUNE 19 2146
+
  ACTIVE TIME:        2100H JUNE 19 2146
 
  WARNING CENTRE:    FOLENISA
 
  WARNING CENTRE:    FOLENISA
 
  TROPICAL CYCLONE:  KANTA
 
  TROPICAL CYCLONE:  KANTA
  WARNING NR:        7
+
  WARNING NR:        8
  POSITION:          6.2N 3.9E
+
  POSITION:          6.4N 3.3E
  ACCURACY:          20NM
+
  ACCURACY:          15NM
  MOVEMENT:          WNW 15KT
+
  MOVEMENT:          WNW 19KT
  CENT PRES:          993HPA
+
  CENT PRES:          989HPA
  MAX WIND:          45KT
+
  MAX WIND:          55KT
  MAX GUST:          55KT
+
  MAX GUST:          65KT
  FCST 12HR PSTN:    6.8N 2.7E
+
  FCST 12HR PSTN:    6.8N 1.9E
  FCST 12HR WINDS:    45KT G55KT
+
  FCST 12HR WINDS:    70KT G85KT
  NEXT WARNING AT:    2100H JUNE 18 2146=
+
  NEXT WARNING AT:    0300H JUNE 20 2146=

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TCAD5 WHCO 192130
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KANTA ADVISORY 8
HEARTLAND HURRICANE PREDICTION CENTRE OREAN
9 PM HPT JUNE 19 2146

...KANTA STRENGTHENS TO SEVERE TROPICAL STORM AS IT MOVES AWAY FROM
THE INEPTIAN COAST...

AT 9 PM HPT...ALL WARNINGS FOR INEPTIA ARE DISCONTINUED.

A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE THAT HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING THE STORM'S WIND-
FIELD FOUND BELIEVABLE 54 KNOT SURFACE WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE IN THE
NORTHEAST QUADRANT OF THE STORM AT AROUND 8 PM. SATELLITE INTENSITY
ESTIMATES...T3.0/3.5 FROM AFLE AND T3.5/3.5 FROM HDCW...ARE IN GOOD
AGREEMENT WITH THE INITIAL INTENSITY OF 55 KNOTS. THIS RECONNAISSANCE
FLIGHT...WHICH IS THE LAST ONE SCHEDULED AS THE STORM NOW DOES NOT
POSE A LAND THREAT...ALSO FOUND A PRESSURE OF 989 HPA...WHICH MAY
SUGGEST THAT SOME RAPID STRENGTHENING COULD BE TAKING PLACE. THE
RECON FLIGHT HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR A FEW HOURS TO CONTINUE MONITORING
THE SYSTEM. OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS...INITIAL MOTION IS 300/19.

AT 9 PM HPT THE CENTRE OF SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KANTA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 6.4 NORTH LONGITUDE 3.3 EAST...ABOUT 1000 KM...625 MI
SOUTH OF PORT DU POIVRE INEPTIA.

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KANTA HAS BEEN MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT
30 KM/H...18 MPH...BUT A SIGNIFICANT WESTWARD TURN IS EXPECTED...AS
WELL AS AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED...IF KANTA CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY
AT A RAPID PACE AS FORECAST.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 100 KM/H...65 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. FURTHER STRENGTHENING IS LIKELY OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS...
AND KANTA COULD BECOME A HURRICANE TOMORROW MORNING.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 185 KM...115 MILES
FROM THE CENTRE OF THE STORM...MOSTLY TO THE EAST.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECORDED BY THE RECONNAISSANCE
FLIGHT WAS 989 HPA...29.20 INCHES OF MERCURY.

THE LIVERPOOL ENGLAND AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHT...ORIGINALLY
SCHEDULED TO END AT 1030 PM HPT...HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 330 AM HPT
TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE STORM AS IT UNDERGOES WHAT COULD BE SOME
RAPID STRENGTHENING. AS SUCH...THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE ABLE
TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE LOW- TO MID-LEVEL FLOW...AND TAKE A MORE
WESTERLY COURSE...WELL AWAY FROM LAND. HOWEVER...IN THE LONG TERM
THIS MAKES THE TRACK FORECAST A BIT DIFFICULT...WHETHER THE STORM
WILL IMPACT CARITAS...OR GRAYS HARBOR.

ON THIS NEW FORECAST TRACK THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO CROSS OVER AN
AREA OF 5 TO 10 KNOT SHEAR AS WELL AS 29 TO 30 DEG C SEA SURFACE
TEMPERATURES...WHICH COULD CAUSE EXPLOSIVE INTENSIFICATION. IT IS
NOW FORECAST TO CROSS THE PAX LINE AT A LOWER LATITUDE...AND WILL
NOT RECURVE AS EARLY...IF AT ALL. BASED ON CONTINUITY...THE 96
HOUR FORECAST POINT WILL SHOW SOME RECURVATURE.

IN THE INTENSITY FORECAST...ASSUMING RAPID STRENGTHENING...HAVE GONE
FOR A HURRICANE IN 12 HOURS...POSSIBLY REACHING MAJOR HURRICANE
STRENGTH SOME TIME ON THE MORNING OF THE 21ST AS IT PASSES OVER
THE ABOVEMENTIONED FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS. SINCE THE MODELS STILL
CALL FOR A TUTT CELL TO DEVELOP IN THE LONG RUN...RAPID WEAKENING
BEYOND 48 HOURS IS POSSIBLE...AND THE 96 HOUR FORECAST IS AS A
MINIMAL CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE. THERE IS LITTLE CONFIDENCE IN BOTH THE
TRACK...AND INTENSITY...FORECASTS BEYOND 48 HOURS.

HEARTLAND WEATHER SERVICE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT STATIONED IN
SCHTOOPSTADT WILL BEGIN RECONNAISSANCE FLIGHTS INTO THE STORM STARTING
TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

OFFICIAL FORECAST...ALL TIMES HPT
INITIAL TIME...19/2100H
 INITIAL... 06.4 N 03.3 E... 55 KT 
20/0900H... 06.8 N 01.9 E... 70 KT 
20/2100H... 07.5 N 00.7 E... 85 KT 
21/0900H... 08.5 N 00.5 W...100 KT 
21/2100H... 10.0 N 01.9 W...105 KT 
22/2100H... 12.2 N 01.7 W... 85 KT 
23/2100H... 14.5 N 00.6 W... 65 KT

REPEATING THE 9 PM POSITION... NEAR 6.4 NORTH 3.3 EAST. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS NEAR 100 KM/H. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 989 HPA. SYSTEM IS MOVING
WEST-NORTHWEST AT NEAR 30 KM/H.

THE HEARTLAND HURRICANE PREDICTION CENTRE WILL ISSUE THE NEXT ADVISORY AT 3 AM
HPT.  

FORECASTER JOHNSON/LAVAL

TCTW05 FOLN 192130
TROPICAL CYCLONE TEXT WARNING
LIVERPOOL ENGLAND MET SERVICE HEADQUARTERS FOLENISA
ISSUED 9:30 PM HPT JUNE 19 2146
ACTIVE TIME:        2100H JUNE 19 2146
WARNING CENTRE:     FOLENISA
TROPICAL CYCLONE:   KANTA
WARNING NR:         8
POSITION:           6.4N 3.3E
ACCURACY:           15NM
MOVEMENT:           WNW 19KT
CENT PRES:          989HPA
MAX WIND:           55KT
MAX GUST:           65KT
FCST 12HR PSTN:     6.8N 1.9E
FCST 12HR WINDS:    70KT G85KT
NEXT WARNING AT:    0300H JUNE 20 2146=