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HURRICANE GIL DISCUSSION NUMBER 10
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 AM PDT THU SEP 06 2001
GIL CONTINUES TO GET BETTER ORGANIZED...WITH A SOLID 20 NM DIAMETER
CLOSED EYE INDICATED IN A 06/0214 SSMI OVERPASS. DVORAK SATELLITE
INTENSITY ESTIMATES ARE 77 KT...T4.5...FROM BOTH TAFB AND SAB...AND
65 KT...T4.0...FROM AFWA. THEREFORE... THE INITIAL INTENSITY HAS
BEEN INCREASED TO 75 KT. THE UPPER-LEVEL OUTFLOW REMAINS GOOD IN
ALL QUADRANTS DESPITE THE SLIGHT EASTERLY UPPER-LEVEL SHEAR BEING
CREATED BY THE OUTFLOW FROM TROPICAL STORM HENRIETTE...WHICH IS
LOCATED ABOUT 480 NMI TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST OF GIL.
THE INITIAL MOTION ESTIMATE IS 280/5. SIMILAR TO TROPICAL STORM
HENRIETTE DISCUSSION...THERE IS LIKELY SOME BINARY INTERACTION
OCCURRING BETWEEN THE TWO CYCLONES. HOWEVER...THE DOMINANT STEERING
FLOW SHOULD CONTINUE TO COME FROM THE DEEP SUBTROPICAL RIDGE
SITUATED TO THE NORTH OF BOTH HENRIETTE AND GIL. SURFACE ANALYSES
INDICATE THAT GIL AND HENRIETTE ARE EMBEDDED WITHIN A LARGER-SCALE
GYRE THAT SHOULD SHIFT WESTWARD DUE TO THE DEEP EASTERLY FLOW ON THE
SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE LARGE EAST-WEST ORIENTED SUBTROPICAL RIDGE.
THE GLOBAL MODELS ARE HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME KEEPING THE TWO
TROPICAL CYCLONES AS SEPARATE ENTITIES FOR MORE THAN ABOUT 36
HOURS...ALTHOUGH THEY KEEP GIL AS THE DOMINANT CIRCULATION. THE
FORECAST TRACK FOR GIL IS BASED IN PART ON HOW LONG HENRIETTE
SURVIVES. THE INCREASED OUTFLOW ON THE WEST SIDE OF HENRIETTE THIS
MORNING HAS HELPED TO NUDGE GIL A LITTLE FASTER TO THE WEST. THIS
"PUSH-PULL" PATTERN BETWEEN THE TWO SYSTEMS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE FOR
AT LEAST 48 HOURS...AFTER WHICH HENRIETTE WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN...
WHICH MAY CAUSE GIL TO SLOW DOWN AGAIN. THE OFFICAL FORECAST IS A
LITTLE NORTH OR TO THE RIGHT OF THE PREVIOUS TRACK AND IS BETWEEN
THE NOGAPS AND MEDIUM BAM MODELS.
GIL SHOULD CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN SINCE IT HAS A TIGHTER CONVECTIVE
PATTERN AND LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION... AS INDICATED IN AN EARLIER
QUIKSCAT OVERPASS...THAN HENRIETTE DOES. HOWEVER...THE UNCERTAINTY
IN WHAT EFFECT THE SHEARING OUTFLOW FROM HENRIETTE WILL HAVE ON GIL
REQUIRES THAT THE INTENSITY FORECAST REMAIN RATHER CONSERVATIVE. THE
SHIPS INTENSITY FORECAST MODEL WAS FOLLOWED CLOSELY...WHICH BRINGS
GIL UP TO 83 KT IN 12 TO 24 HOURS. NOTE THAT ONLY A SLIGHT DECREASE
IN THE EASTERLY SHEAR COULD ALLOW GIL TO REACH 90 TO 95 KT IN THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
FORECASTER STEWART
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INITIAL 06/0900Z 15.3N 126.8W 75 KTS
12HR VT 06/1800Z 15.5N 127.8W 80 KTS
24HR VT 07/0600Z 15.9N 129.2W 85 KTS
36HR VT 07/1800Z 16.4N 130.6W 85 KTS
48HR VT 08/0600Z 17.0N 132.0W 75 KTS
72HR VT 09/0600Z 18.0N 134.5W 65 KTS
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