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TROPICAL STORM HUMBERTO DISCUSSION NUMBER 7
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT SAT SEP 22 2001
THE INITIAL MOTION ESTIMATE IS 325/08. THE FORECAST TRACK IS
SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS ADVISORY...TURNING THE STORM NORTH AND THEN
NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD AROUND THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF A SUBTROPICAL
RIDGE. THE FORECAST TRACK KEEPS THE CENTER SOME 250 N MI OFFSHORE
FROM THE NORTHEASTERN U.S. COAST. THE FORECAST TRACK IS CLOSE TO
THE AVIATION MODEL FORECAST AND CONSERVATIVELY TO THE LEFT OF THE
GFDL...UKMET AND NOGAPS. THE INITIAL POSITION ESTIMATE IS A LITTLE
LEFT OF THE MOST RECENT SATELLITE FIXES AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE
INITIAL MOTION IS MORE NORTHWARD THAN MY ESTIMATE.
AN EXCELLENT CDO CLOUD PATTERN HAS DEVELOPED DURING THE PAST FEW
HOURS...WHICH MAY HAVE PEAKED BASED ON THE LAST IMAGE OR TWO. SINCE
THERE IS AN AIRCRAFT SCHEDULED TO FIX THE SYSTEM AT 06Z...I WILL
LEAVE THE WIND SPEED AT 50 KNOTS UNTIL THE NEW AIRCRAFT DATA IS
RECEIVED. THE AVIATION MODEL SHOWS STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR OVER THE
STORM WITHIN 24 HOURS. THE FORECAST IS TO 65 KNOTS IN 24 HOURS.
THE GFDL AND SHIPS ARE A LITTLE MORE AGGRESSIVE BUT THE UKMET AND
AVIATION MODEL FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE IN WIND SPEED.
A DRIFTING BUOY IS ONLY ABOUT 40 OR SO N MI NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER
AND REPORTED 25 KNOTS AND 1011.9 MB AT 00Z...SO HUMBERTO IS A
RATHER SMALL STORM.
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INITIAL 23/0300Z 29.6N 67.3W 50 KTS
12HR VT 23/1200Z 30.5N 68.0W 60 KTS
24HR VT 24/0000Z 32.1N 68.9W 65 KTS
36HR VT 24/1200Z 33.9N 69.1W 65 KTS
48HR VT 25/0000Z 36.0N 68.5W 65 KTS
72HR VT 26/0000Z 41.5N 64.5W 55 KTS
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