Tropical Storm ILEANA
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TROPICAL STORM ILEANA DISCUSSION NUMBER 21
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP092012
200 PM PDT SAT SEP 01 2012
ILEANA IS NOW VOID OF DEEP CONVECTION EXCEPT FOR A FEW SMALL CELLS
NEAR THE CENTER. THE 35-KT INITIAL INTENSITY IS BASED ON A BLEND OF
THE LATEST DVORAK FINAL-T AND CI NUMBERS FROM TAFB AND SAB. ILEANA
SHOULD CONTINUE TO SPIN DOWN AS IT MOVES OVER COOL WATERS...AND THE
CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW IN 24 HOURS. HOWEVER...
THIS COULD OCCUR SOONER IF DEEP CONVECTION DOES NOT REDEVELOP.
THE INITIAL MOTION ESTIMATE IS 275/09. ILEANA SHOULD TURN SOUTH OF
DUE WEST IN A DAY OR SO AS THE CYCLONE BECOMES STEERED BY THE
NORTHEAST PACIFIC LOW-LEVEL RIDGE. THE NEW NHC FORECAST HAS BEEN
SHIFTED TO THE LEFT OF THE PREVIOUS ONE AS THE GLOBAL MODELS ARE
SHOWING A MORE SOUTHERLY COMPONENT OF MOTION AFTER 24 HOURS.
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INIT 01/2100Z 23.1N 119.7W 35 KT 40 MPH
12H 02/0600Z 23.1N 121.1W 30 KT 35 MPH
24H 02/1800Z 23.0N 123.2W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
36H 03/0600Z 22.7N 125.0W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
48H 03/1800Z 22.4N 126.7W 20 KT 25 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
72H 04/1800Z 21.5N 130.0W 20 KT 25 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
96H 05/1800Z 20.5N 133.5W 20 KT 25 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
120H 06/1800Z...DISSIPATED
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FORECASTER BRENNAN
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