ZCZC MIATCDEP4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM HURRICANE NORA DISCUSSION NUMBER 15 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2 AM PDT SUN OCT 05 2003 THE EYE IS NO LONGER DISCERNIBLE IN IR SATELLITE IMAGERY. HOWEVER...A 0459 UTC SSMI MICROWAVE DATA DETECTED A SMALL EYE THAT WAS OPEN TO THE NORTHWEST. DVORAK DATA T-NUMBERS HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE EVEN THOUGH THE CURRENT INTENSITIES ESTIMATES REMAIN UNCHANGED DUE TO DVORAK CONSTRAINTS. BASED ON THE LOWER DATA T-NUMBERS...THE INITIAL INTENSITY WILL BE LOWERED SLIGHTLY TO 85 KT. THE TRACK FORECAST HAS BECOME SOMEWHAT COMPLICATED. THE GLOBAL MODELS SHOW A SIMILAR EVOLUTION OF THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE MODELS AGREE THAT THE TROUGH SEEN CURRENTLY IN WATER VAPOR IMAGERY OFF THE COAST OF NORTH-CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WILL CUT-OFF AND DROP SOUTHWARD TO JUST WEST OF THE NORTHERN BAJA COAST IN 48 TO 72 HOURS. WHAT THE MODELS DO NOT AGREE ON IS THE FUTURE TRACK OF NORA. THE GFS INITIALIZED A MUCH WEAKER SYSTEM WHICH MOVES NORTHWEST...THEN IS PULLED EASTWARD TOWARD THE CIRCULATION OF TROPICAL STORM OLAF. THE UKMET AND NOGAPS ALSO INDICATE SOME INTERACTION BETWEEN THE TROPICAL CYCLONES WITH NORA MOVING NORTH THEN ABRUPTLY EAST-NORTHEAST AROUND OLAF. THE GFDL SEEMS REASONABLE IN MOVING NORA NORTHWARD THEN NORTHEAST TOWARD BAJA BUT IS VERY SLOW. GIVEN THE FORECAST AMPLITUDE OF THE TROUGH ALONG THE BAJA PENINSULA...ONE WOULD ASSUME THAT THE NORA SHOULD MOVE NORTH THEN NORTHEASTWARD AHEAD OF THE TROUGH. THE OFFICIAL FORECAST FOLLOWS THIS PHILOSOPHY AND MOVES NORA A LITTLE FASTER AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE PREVIOUS TRACK. THE FORECAST TRACK ASSUMES THAT THERE WILL BE LITTLE INTERACTION BETWEEN NORA AND OLAF. SHIPS GUIDANCE GRADUALLY WEAKENS NORA DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ON DAYS 3 THROUGH 5 WEAKENING SHOULD OCCUR MUCH FASTER DUE TO INCREASING VERTICAL SHEAR AND COOLER SSTS. FORECASTER BROWN/JARVINEN FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INITIAL 05/0900Z 18.8N 113.2W 85 KT 12HR VT 05/1800Z 19.5N 113.7W 80 KT 24HR VT 06/0600Z 20.4N 114.0W 75 KT 36HR VT 06/1800Z 21.1N 114.0W 70 KT 48HR VT 07/0600Z 22.0N 114.0W 60 KT 72HR VT 08/0600Z 23.5N 113.5W 45 KT 96HR VT 09/0600Z 25.0N 113.0W 40 KT 120HR VT 10/0600Z 27.0N 112.0W 25 KT...INLAND NNNN
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