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TROPICAL STORM GIL SPECIAL DISCUSSION NUMBER   3
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1100 AM PDT TUE SEP 04 2001
 
THIS IS A SPECIAL ADVISORY TO UPGRADE TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT-E TO 
A TROPICAL STORM.

VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL 
CYCLONE IS IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OVER THE DEEP CONVECTION.  A 
RECENT DVORAK CLASSIFICATION FROM AFWA GAVE A DATA T OF 3.0...45 KT 
...AND A 1410Z QUIKSCAT PASS DETECTED 35 TO 40 KT UNCONTAMINATED 
WINDS.  BASED ON THIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT HAS BEEN UPGRADED 
TO TROPICAL STORM GIL. 

THERE HAVE BEEN SOME ADJUSTMENTS MADE TO THE PREVIOUS INTENSITY 
FORECAST AND WIND RADII.

FORECASTER FRANKLIN/BROWN
 
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
 
INITIAL     04/1800Z 15.7N 123.7W    35 KTS
12HR VT     05/0000Z 15.8N 124.1W    45 KTS
24HR VT     05/1200Z 16.0N 125.4W    50 KTS
36HR VT     06/0000Z 16.3N 126.7W    55 KTS
48HR VT     06/1200Z 16.5N 128.0W    60 KTS
72HR VT     07/1200Z 17.0N 130.5W    70 KTS
 
 
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