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TROPICAL DEPRESSION FELICIA DISCUSSION NUMBER 5
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP072015
200 AM PDT FRI JUL 24 2015
Felicia remains a swirl of low- to mid-level clouds with a cluster
of convection over the southeastern quadrant. An ASCAT-B overpass
at 0523 UTC showed an area of 25-30 kt winds in the northeastern
semicircle, and this is the basis for keeping the initial intensity
at 30 kt. The depression is entraining a dry and stable airmass and
will be passing over decreasing sea surface temperatures. Thus,
continued weakening is predicted. The official forecast shows
Felicia becoming a remnant low by 24 hours, with the remnant low
expected to dissipate in 3 to 4 days.
The initial motion is 310/10. The cyclone is expected to turn
west-northwestward and then westward during the next 48 hours on the
south side of a low- to mid-level ridge. The track guidance has
shifted a little to the north since the previous advisory, and
based on this forecast track is also shifted northward. The new
track lies a little to the south of the various consensus models.
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INIT 24/0900Z 21.2N 117.4W 30 KT 35 MPH
12H 24/1800Z 22.0N 118.6W 30 KT 35 MPH
24H 25/0600Z 22.7N 120.4W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
36H 25/1800Z 23.1N 121.9W 20 KT 25 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
48H 26/0600Z 23.2N 123.5W 20 KT 25 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
72H 27/0600Z 23.5N 126.5W 20 KT 25 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
96H 28/0600Z...DISSIPATED
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Forecaster Beven
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