ZCZC MIATCDEP1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM TROPICAL STORM ANDRES DISCUSSION NUMBER 13 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 8 PM PDT THU MAY 22 2003 ANDRES CONTINUES TO BE SHEARED FROM THE WEST AND NORTHWEST. HOWEVER...RECENTLY A FAIRLY IMPRESSIVE BURST OF DEEP CONVECTION OCCURRED NEAR THE CENTER. DVORAK T-NUMBERS HAVE DROPPED BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH BUT BECAUSE OF THE CONVECTIVE BURST...THE FAST FORWARD MOTION...AND THE UNCERTAINTY IN SATELLITE-BASED INTENSITY ESTIMATES...THE WINDS ARE MAINTAINED AT 35 KT FOR THIS ADVISORY. HOPEFULLY WE WILL GET A QUIKSCAT PASS OVER THE SYSTEM IN A FEW HOURS...AND OBTAIN A BETTER ESTIMATE OF THE INTENSITY. ALTHOUGH THE CYCLONE SHOULD REMAIN OVER RELATIVELY WARM WATER FOR ANOTHER DAY OR SO...THE SHEARING ALONG WITH SUBSIDENCE ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE JUST TO THE WEST OF ANDRES SHOULD CAUSE WEAKENING. ANDRES IS EMBEDDED IN A SWIFT TRADEWIND FLOW AND CONTINUES TO MOVE RAPIDLY WESTWARD...280/19. IN FACT A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE VERTICAL SHEAR ON THE SYSTEM MAY BE DUE TO THE STRONG LOW-LEVEL EASTERLIES. THERE IS LITTLE CHANGE TO THE TRACK FORECAST REASONING FROM THE PREVIOUS ADVISORY. A WESTWARD TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS PREDICTED...WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED AS THE MID-LEVEL RIDGE TO THE NORTH OF ANDRES IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN SOMEWHAT. LATER IN THE PERIOD...A DUE WESTWARD TRACK IS EXPECTED AS THE STEERING IS LIKELY TO BE DOMINATED BY THE LOW-LEVEL WINDS. THIS OFFICIAL FORECAST IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE TRACK SHOWN BY THE LATEST GFDL MODEL RUN. FORECASTER PASCH FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INITIAL 23/0300Z 12.0N 121.6W 35 KT 12HR VT 23/1200Z 12.5N 124.0W 35 KT 24HR VT 24/0000Z 13.1N 127.0W 30 KT 36HR VT 24/1200Z 13.6N 129.7W 30 KT 48HR VT 25/0000Z 14.0N 132.0W 25 KT 72HR VT 26/0000Z 14.5N 136.5W 25 KT 96HR VT 27/0000Z 14.5N 140.0W 20 KT...REMNANT LOW 120HR VT 28/0000Z 14.5N 143.5W 20 KT...REMNANT LOW NNNN
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