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HURRICANE HUMBERTO DISCUSSION NUMBER 12
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM EDT MON SEP 24 2001
LATEST RECON REPORTS INDICATE THAT HUMBERTO IS WEAKENING. THE
PRESSURE IS UP TO 989...AND THERE WERE NO FLIGHT-LEVEL WINDS ANY
HIGHER THAN 68 KT. A COUPLE OF EYEWALL DROPSONDES DID NOT SHOW ANY
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AT THE SURFACE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS
LOWERED TO 80 KT BUT MAY BE ON THE HIGH SIDE. SATELLITE IMAGERY
SUGGESTS SOME SOUTHWESTERLY SHEAR. THE OFFICIAL INTENSITY FORECAST
IS SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS ADVISORY IN CALLING FOR MORE RAPID
WEAKENING THAN THE SHIPS GUIDANCE.
THE INITIAL MOTION IS 015/10. DROPSONDE DATA FROM THE NOAA G-IV
SHOW A SOLID BAND OF MID-LEVEL WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE
CYCLONE...SO HUMBERTO SHOULD TURN EASTWARD WELL SOUTH OF NOVA
SCOTIA. HOWEVER...HUMBERTO SHOULD TURN SHARPLY ENOUGH TO KEEP IT
OUT OF THE STRONG WESTERLIES...SO LITTLE ACCELERATION IS EXPECTED
DURING THE FIRST 36 HOURS OF THE FORECAST. WITH THE DROPSONDE
DATA...THE LATEST AVN FORECAST TRACK IS ABOUT 180 NM EAST OF THE
PREVIOUS RUN. THE OFFICIAL FORECAST IS ADJUSTED TO THE RIGHT OF THE
PREVIOUS ADVISORY AND IS A LITTLE FASTER THAN THE AVN.
THE WIND RADII IN THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT HAD TO BE EXPANDED BASED ON
THE LATEST RECONNAISSANCE DATA.
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INITIAL 24/0900Z 34.3N 66.6W 80 KTS
12HR VT 24/1800Z 36.0N 66.0W 75 KTS
24HR VT 25/0600Z 37.8N 64.5W 70 KTS
36HR VT 25/1800Z 39.5N 62.5W 65 KTS
48HR VT 26/0600Z 40.5N 60.0W 60 KTS
72HR VT 27/0600Z 41.5N 53.0W 50 KTS
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