ZCZC MIATCDAT5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM TROPICAL STORM DANNY DISCUSSION NUMBER 9 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 AM EDT FRI JUL 18 2003 DANNY IS NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH. THE CLOUD PATTERN CONTINUES TO BE VERY WELL ORGANIZED ON VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGES AND MICROWAVE DATA. IT HAS VERY WELL-DEFINED CURVED BANDS WRAPPING AROUND A SMALL CENTRAL DENSE OVERCAST AND AN EXCELLENT OUTFLOW. HOWEVER... CONVECTIVE TOPS ARE NOT VERY COLD. WINDS ARE INCREASED TO 60 KNOTS AT THIS TIME BASED ON INTENSITY ESTIMATES FROM TAFB...KGWC AND SAB. IN FACT..LATEST SAB ESTIMATE SUGGESTS THAT DANNY IS A HURRICANE. ALTHOUGH THE SHEAR IS EXPECTED TO BE LOW...THE TROPICAL CYCLONE IS GRADUALLY APPROACHING COOLER WATERS SO...DANNY SHOULD BEGIN A WEAKENING TREND LATER TONIGHT. DANNY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR 35 DEGREES AT ABOUT 14 KNOTS AROUND THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A NEARLY STATIONARY SUBTROPICAL RIDGE. IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT MOST OF THE TRACK MODELS INCLUDING GFS AND NOGAPS KEEP DANNY OR ITS REMNANTS MOVING AROUND THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE. BY DAY 4 AND 5...THE SYSTEM WILL BE ALREADY SOUTH OF THE HIGH MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST. THIS SORT OF LOOP IS INDICATED IN THE OFFICIAL TRACK FORECAST BUT BY THEN DANNY SHOULD BE A REMANT LOW OR A TROUGH...IF IT EXISTS AT ALL. FORECASTER AVILA FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INITIAL 18/1500Z 38.7N 54.3W 60 KT 12HR VT 19/0000Z 40.5N 52.5W 55 KT 24HR VT 19/1200Z 42.0N 48.9W 50 KT 36HR VT 20/0000Z 43.0N 45.0W 45 KT 48HR VT 20/1200Z 41.5N 40.5W 30 KT 72HR VT 21/1200Z 40.0N 37.0W 25 KT...DISSIPATING 96HR VT 22/1200Z 37.0N 36.0W 20 KT...REMNANT LOW 120HR VT 23/1200Z 34.0N 40.0W 20 KT...REMNANT LOW NNNN
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