ZCZC MIATCDEP5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM HURRICANE ILEANA DISCUSSION NUMBER 14 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP102006 200 PM PDT THU AUG 24 2006 THE SATELLITE PRESENTATION SUGGESTS THAT ILEANA HAS MADE A BIT OF A COMEBACK TODAY...AS CLOUD TOPS HAVE COOLED NEAR THE CENTER. THE CURRENT INTENSITY IS HELD AT 85 KT BASED ON A BLEND OF CI AND T NUMBERS FROM TAFB AND SAB AND AODT NUMBERS THAT HAVE INCREASED DUE TO THE IMPROVED SATELLITE REPRESENTATION. THE INTENSITY FORECAST IS HELD A LITTLE HIGHER THAN THE PREVIOUS ADVISORY FOR THE FIRST 12 HOURS DUE TO THE...PRESUMABLY TEMPORARY ...INCREASE IN DEEP CONVECTION. HOWEVER...STEADY WEAKENING IS FORECAST BEYOND 24 HOURS AS THE CYCLONE WILL BE CROSSING THE 26C ISOTHERM. ILEANA SHOULD BECOME A REMNANT LOW BY DAY 4 WITH DISSIPATION SOON TO FOLLOW. THE INITIAL MOTION HAS CONTINUED TO SLOW AND IS NOW 300/7. THE FORECAST REASONING REMAINS UNCHANGED...WITH ILEANA FEELING THE EFFECTS OF THE BREAK IN THE MID-LEVEL RIDGE WHILE IT REMAINS A DEEP SYSTEM AND THEN TURNING WESTWARD WITH THE LOW-LEVEL FLOW AS THE CYCLONE WEAKENS. THE FORECAST IS CLOSE TO THE PREVIOUS TRACK AND THE DYNAMICAL MODEL CONSENSUS...CONU...THROUGH 24 HOURS AND REFLECTS A BLEND OF THE PREVIOUS FORECAST AND CONU FOR DAY 2. BY DAY 3 A MOTION SOUTH OF DUE WEST WAS INTRODUCED...SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF THE PREVIOUS FORECAST AND REFLECTING THE SOUTHWARD TRENDS OF THE CONU AND GUNA CONSENSUS TRACKS...THE GFDL AND SHALLOW BAM. THE 34-KT WIND RADII WERE ADJUSTED BASED ON A 1351 UTC QUIKSCAT PASS AND A 1800 UTC OBSERVATION OF 40 KT FROM SHIP A8HR7 NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER. FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INITIAL 24/2100Z 20.8N 115.5W 85 KT 12HR VT 25/0600Z 21.4N 116.5W 80 KT 24HR VT 25/1800Z 22.1N 117.6W 60 KT 36HR VT 26/0600Z 22.5N 118.5W 45 KT 48HR VT 26/1800Z 22.6N 119.6W 35 KT 72HR VT 27/1800Z 22.7N 121.4W 25 KT 96HR VT 28/1800Z 22.5N 123.5W 20 KT...REMNANT LOW 120HR VT 29/1800Z...DISSIPATED $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN/FRANKLIN NNNN
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