ZCZC MIATCDEP5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM TROPICAL STORM OLIVIA DISCUSSION NUMBER 3 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP152012 800 PM PDT SAT OCT 06 2012 OLIVIA IS STRENGTHENING THIS EVENING. THE CLOUD PATTERN SHOWS A LOT OF CURVATURE WITH MANY BANDING FEATURES AND PERHAPS A DEVELOPING CENTRAL DENSE OVERCAST. SUBJECTIVE DVORAK ESTIMATES FROM TAFB AND SAB ARE BOTH 45 KT...SO THAT VALUE WILL BE THE INITIAL WIND SPEED. THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE MUCH IN THE LARGE-SCALE ENVIRONMENT TO PREVENT FURTHER INTENSIFICATION OF OLIVIA FOR THE NEXT DAY OR TWO WITH LIGHT SHEAR AND WARM WATER PRESENT. AFTER THAT TIME...AN INCREASE IN SOUTHWESTERLY SHEAR SHOULD CAUSE THE CYCLONE TO START A WEAKENING TREND...WHICH COULD BE AIDED BY PLENTIFUL DRY AIR ALOFT. THE OFFICIAL FORECAST IS CONSERVATIVELY RAISED FROM THE PREVIOUS ONE IN THE FIRST 48 H AND NOW SHOWS OLIVIA BECOMING A HURRICANE...NOT TOO FAR FROM THE LATEST INTENSITY CONSENSUS AND LGEM MODELS. IT WOULD NOT BE TOO SURPRISING...GIVEN THE CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT...IF THE HIGHER PEAK INTENSITIES OF THE FSU SUPERENSEMBLE AND HWRF MODELS ENDED UP CLOSER TO REALITY. THE TROPICAL STORM IS MOVING SLIGHTLY NORTH OF WEST AT ABOUT 9 KT BENEATH A LARGE FLAT RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC. THE RIDGE SHOULD WEAKEN AND SLIDE EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO DUE TO A STRONG LOW DIVING DOWN THE WEST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. THIS PATTERN CHANGE WILL LIKELY STEER OLIVIA MORE TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND NORTHWEST AT A SLOWER FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. BY TUESDAY...THE CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO DECOUPLE FROM THE MID-LEVEL STEERING AND BECOME SHALLOWER...WHICH WOULD CAUSE OLIVIA TO TURN TO THE WEST OR WEST-SOUTHWEST IN THE LONGER RANGE. THE FORECAST MODELS ARE IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT ON THIS SCENARIO...WITH THE BIGGEST DISCREPANCY BEING HOW LONG THE NORTHWESTWARD TRACK CONTINUES. SINCE OLIVIA IS EXPECTED TO BE A LITTLE STRONGER THAN LAST TIME...THE NEW NHC FORECAST SHOWS THE CYCLONE GAINING A BIT MORE LATITUDE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS...BUT STILL ENDS UP ALONG THE PREVIOUS FORECAST TRACK BY DAYS 4 AND 5. FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INIT 07/0300Z 14.0N 120.5W 45 KT 50 MPH 12H 07/1200Z 14.6N 121.6W 55 KT 65 MPH 24H 08/0000Z 15.4N 122.4W 60 KT 70 MPH 36H 08/1200Z 16.0N 122.7W 65 KT 75 MPH 48H 09/0000Z 16.3N 122.9W 60 KT 70 MPH 72H 10/0000Z 16.0N 124.0W 45 KT 50 MPH 96H 11/0000Z 15.5N 125.5W 35 KT 40 MPH 120H 12/0000Z 15.0N 127.5W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW $$ FORECASTER BLAKE NNNN
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