Tropical Storm HILDA
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TROPICAL DEPRESSION HILDA DISCUSSION NUMBER 17
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2 AM PDT WED AUG 13 2003
NIGHT-VIS AND MICROWAVE IMAGERY SUGGEST THAT THE CIRCULATION IS
STARTING TO BECOME BROAD AND DIFFUSE. WHILE CONVECTION PERISTS IN
THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT...IT IS BEGINNING TO DECAY AND PULL AWAY
FROM THE CENTER. THE CLOSEST COLD CONVECTION IS NOW 120 NM FROM THE
CENTER. UNLESS THERE IS AN UNEXPECTED RESURGENCE...HILDA WILL
DEGENERATE INTO A REMNANT LOW WITHIN 6-12 HOURS.
THE INITIAL MOTION IS 270/7. THE MOTION HAS SLOWED OVER THE PAST 12
HOURS...PERHAPS DUE TO THE PERSISTENT CONVECTIVE ASYMMETRY TO THE
EAST. WITH THIS CONVECTION DECAYING AND RETREATING...A FASTER
TRACK IS EXPECTED TO RESUME UNTIL DISSIPATION.
FORECASTER FRANKLIN
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INITIAL 13/0900Z 18.4N 130.2W 25 KT
12HR VT 13/1800Z 18.5N 131.5W 25 KT...REMNANT LOW
24HR VT 14/0600Z 18.5N 133.5W 20 KT...REMNANT LOW
36HR VT 14/1800Z 18.5N 135.5W 20 KT...REMNANT LOW
48HR VT 15/0600Z...DISSIPATED
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