ZCZC MIATCDAT4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE DISCUSSION NUMBER 29 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 4 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2003 CLAUDETTE HAS BEEN WEAKENING SINCE LANDFALL. THE EYE HAS FILLED IN ON SATELLITE...AND TO SOME EXTENT ON RADAR. DOPPLER WINDS ON THE WSR-88D IN HOUSTON AND CORPUS CHRISTI HAVE ALSO DECREASED SOMEWHAT. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS SET TO 60 KT BASED ON WINDS OF 75-80 KT ALOFT SEEN IN WSR-88D DATA IN THE EYEWALL. CLAUDETTE HAS BEEN MOVING 280-285 AT 12 KT...ALTHOUGH THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS THE MOTION HAS BEEN CLOSER TO 270. A GENERAL WESTWARD TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION SHOULD CONTINUE UNTIL THE SYSTEM DISSIPATES IN 24-36 HR. NOTE: THERE WERE TWO REPORTS OF INTEREST RECEIVED FROM THE AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AFTER THE 15Z PACKAGE WAS RELEASED. FIRST...THERE WERE WINDS OF 85 KT AT 700 MB NORTHEAST OF THE EYE JUST BEFORE THE EYE CROSSED THE COAST. SECOND...AN EYEWALL DROPSONDE IN THE SAME AREA INDICATED SURFACE WINDS OF AT LEAST 70 KT. BASED ON THESE...IT APPEARS LIKELY THAT CLAUDETTE MADE LANDFALL WITH 75 KT SUSTAINED WINDS. FORECASTER BEVEN FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INITIAL 15/2100Z 28.7N 97.5W 60 KT 12HR VT 16/0600Z 28.9N 99.5W 35 KT...INLAND 24HR VT 16/1800Z 29.6N 102.0W 25 KT...INLAND 36HR VT 17/0600Z 30.3N 104.7W 20 KT...INLAND DISSIPATING 48HR VT 17/1800Z...DISSIPATED NNNN
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