ZCZC MIATCDAT4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM TROPICAL STORM GRACE DISCUSSION NUMBER 3 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092009 1100 AM AST MON OCT 05 2009 THE CONVECTIVE STRUCTURE OF GRACE HAS BEGUN TO DETERIORATE SLIGHTLY...WITH THE RING OF DEEP CONVECTION AROUND THE CENTER BECOMING LESS SYMMETRIC AND FRACTURED. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS LOWERED TO 55 KT ON THIS ADVISORY BASED ON TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL CLASSIFICATIONS OF 3.5...AND A 0644 UTC QUIKSCAT PASS WHICH SUPPORTED MAXIMUM WINDS BETWEEN 50 AND 55 KT. ALSO...GRACE IS NOW OVER WATER NEAR 18C...AND THIS IS LIKELY INHIBITING STRONG CONVECTIVE MIXING OF WINDS TO THE SURFACE. SOME ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS ANTICIPATED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND THE GLOBAL MODELS ALL INDICATE THAT GRACE SHOULD BE ABSORBED BY A FRONT JUST SOUTHWEST OF IRELAND BY TUESDAY MORNING. GRACE IS ACCELERATING WITH AN INITIAL MOTION OF 30 DEGREES AT 27 KT. THE CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AND SLOW DOWN OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS AS IT MOVES NORTH OF THE STRONGEST BELT OF MID-LATITUDE WESTERLIES...AND BECOMES ABSORBED BY THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY TO ITS NORTHWEST. DESPITE THE FACT THAT GRACE IS MOVING OVER VERY COLD WATERS...AN AMSU PASS FROM EARLIER TODAY STILL SHOWS THE PRESENCE OF A MODERATE TO DEEP WARM CORE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE CYCLONE. IN ADDITION... THE WIND RADII HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED BASED ON THE 0644 UTC QUIKSCAT PASS. FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INITIAL 05/1500Z 45.4N 16.4W 55 KT 12HR VT 06/0000Z 48.0N 14.6W 50 KT 24HR VT 06/1200Z...ABSORBED BY A FRONT $$ FORECASTER BERG NNNN
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