ZCZC MIATCDEP2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM TROPICAL STORM PAUL DISCUSSION NUMBER 15 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP172006 200 PM PDT TUE OCT 24 2006 AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING PAUL INDICATES THAT THE CYCLONE CONTINUES TO WEAKEN WITH THE CENTRAL PRESSURE NOW UP TO 999 MB. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS SET AT 45 KT BASED ON A PEAK FLIGHT-LEVEL WIND OF 53 KT IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. WHILE INTERMITTENT BURSTS OF DEEP CONVECTION ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO...STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR SHOULD PRECLUDE SIGNIFICANT REGENERATION...AND THE OFFICIAL FORECAST CALLS FOR THE CYCLONE TO GRADUALLY SPIN DOWN. INDEED...PAUL COULD DISSIPATE MUCH SOONER THAN INDICATED IN THIS FORECAST. PAUL IS BEGINNING TO TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST WITH AN INITIAL MOTION ESTIMATE OF 020/12. THE CYCLONE...OR ITS REMNANT...IS EXPECTED TO MOVE JUST SOUTH OF OR VERY NEAR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...THEN MOVE INLAND OVER MAINLAND MEXICO BY 36 HOURS. WHILE THE POSSIBILITY OF REGENERATION APPEARS REMOTE...THE WATCHES AND WARNINGS REMAIN UNCHANGED AT THIS TIME. IF THE WEAKENING TREND CONTINUES...SOME OR ALL OF THE WATCHES AND WARNINGS COULD BE DISCONTINUED LATER TONIGHT. FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INITIAL 24/2100Z 20.3N 111.3W 45 KT 12HR VT 25/0600Z 21.7N 110.6W 35 KT 24HR VT 25/1800Z 23.0N 109.1W 30 KT 36HR VT 26/0600Z 24.0N 107.7W 25 KT 48HR VT 26/1800Z 24.5N 106.0W 20 KT...DISSIPATING INLAND 72HR VT 27/1800Z...DISSIPATED $$ FORECASTER RHOME/PASCH NNNN
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