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TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN DISCUSSION NUMBER 6
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM EDT MON SEP 10 2001
SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN HAS
RE-DEVELOPED OVER THE CENTRAL TROPICAL ATLANTIC. DEEP CONVECTION
HAS PERSISTED NEAR THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER...WHILE OUTFLOW
HAS BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED IN ALL QUADRANTS. THE CURRENT INTENSITY
OF 30 KT IS BASED ON A DVORAK SATELLITE INTENSITY ESTIMATE OF
30KT... T2.0...FROM TAFB AND AN EARLIER QUIKSCAT OVERPASS SHOWING
30 KT NON-CONTAMINATED WINDS ABOUT 100 NM NORTH OF THE CENTER.
NEARBY BOUYS ALSO HAVE BEEN REPORTING SURFACE PRESSURES DOWN TO AS
LOW AS 1008 MB.
THE INITIAL MOTION ESTIMATE IS 275/09. HOWEVER...THE FORECAST TRACK
AND FUTURE MOTION OF THE DEPRESSION IS RATHER TRICKY DUE TO THE
UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE CENTER RELATIVE TO THE DEEP
CONVECTION. THE NHC MODEL GUIDANCE IS SPLIT INTO TWO CAMPS...THE
CLIMATOLOGICAL AND STATISTICAL-DYNAMICAL MODELS TAKE THE DEPRESSION
WEST OR WEST-NORTHWESTWARD THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD...WHILE THE GLOBAL
MODELS TAKE THE CYCLONE NORTHWEST AND THEN TURN IT NORTHWARD EAST OF
50W LONGITUDE. THE LONE EXCEPTION IS THE LBAR MODEL...WHICH IS IN
BETWEEN AND APPEARS TO BE A NICE COMPROMISE AT THIS TIME. THE
GLOBAL MODELS MAY BE RECURVING THE DEPRESSION A LITTLE PREMATURE
BASED ON THE FACT THAT (1) THEY ALL INITIALIZED THE CIRCULATION
CENTER TOO FAR NORTH AND (2) THE UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH THAT IS FORECAST
TO PICK UP THE CYCLONE IS ALREADY LOCATED NORTHEAST OF THE
DEPRESSION. THE UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST MAY
WEAKEN THE MID-LEVEL SUBTROPICAL RIDGE AXIS SOMEWHAT...BUT WATER
VAPOR IMAGERY SUGGESTS THAT THE UPPER-LEVEL MASS OUTFLOW FROM
HURRICANE ERIN IS BEING TRANSPORTED INTO THE BASE OF THE
TROUGH...WHICH WOULD ACT TO MAINTAIN THE STRENGTH OF THE LOW-LEVEL
RIDGE. THAT WOULD TEND TO KEEP THE DEPRESSION MOVING MORE TOWARD THE
NORTHWEST THAN TO THE NORTH.
GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FOREACST BASED ON THE IMPROVING OUTFLOW
PATTERN AND VERY WARM SSTS...28C PLUS...AHEAD OF THE DEPRESSION. IT
IS POSSIBLE THAT TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN MAY ALREADY BE A TROPICAL
STORM. IF NOT...THEN IT SHOULD BECOME ONE LATER TODAY.
FORECASTER STEWART
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INITIAL 10/0900Z 15.3N 44.5W 30 KTS
12HR VT 10/1800Z 15.6N 45.9W 40 KTS
24HR VT 11/0600Z 16.5N 47.6W 45 KTS
36HR VT 11/1800Z 17.5N 49.0W 55 KTS
48HR VT 12/0600Z 18.6N 50.2W 65 KTS
72HR VT 13/0600Z 20.5N 52.0W 75 KTS
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