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Tropical Depression One-E Discussion Number 2
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL EP012018
800 PM PDT Thu May 10 2018
Tropical Depression One-E continues to maintain a cluster of strong
convection to the northeast of the center even though it is
encountering 25-40 kt of west-southwesterly vertical wind shear.
Various subjective and objective satellite intensity estimates range
from 25-35 kt, so the initial intensity remains 30 kt. The
continued convection is possibly being aided by a weak upper-level
trough just west of the depression. The dynamical models forecast
this trough to move east of the depression in 24 h or less, exposing
the cyclone to even stronger shear. Based on this, the intensity
forecast follows the trend of the previous forecast in calling for
the system to degenerate into a remnant low pressure area in less
than 24 h. One small change from the previous forecast is to keep
the system an extra 12 h as a remnant low in agreement with the
dynamical model guidance.
The initial motion is 295/8. Through its lifetime, the cyclone
should move generally west-northwestward to northwestward around the
western end of a weak subtropical ridge with a gradual decrease in
forward speed. The new forecast track is similar to the previous
track and lies a little to the east of the consensus models.
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INIT 11/0300Z 12.7N 127.4W 30 KT 35 MPH
12H 11/1200Z 13.1N 128.2W 30 KT 35 MPH
24H 12/0000Z 13.7N 129.0W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
36H 12/1200Z 14.4N 129.7W 20 KT 25 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
48H 13/0000Z 14.9N 129.9W 20 KT 25 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
72H 14/0000Z...DISSIPATED
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Forecaster Beven
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