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Tropical Depression Ten-E Discussion Number 2
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL EP102021
900 PM MDT Sun Aug 01 2021
The center of the tropical cyclone is located near the northeastern
edge of the main area of deep convection, as the system is
experiencing northeasterly shear due to the flow on the south side
of a large upper-level anticyclone. Enhanced infrared imagery shows
that the convection is very deep over the western part of the
circulation, but there is little evidence of banding features. The
current intensity is held at 30 kt in agreement with a Dvorak
estimate from SAB. Hopefully we will soon obtain some additional
scatterometer data to provide an intensity estimate.
The depression continues its west-northwestward track with a motion
near 295/11 kt. This heading should continue for the next day or
two while the cyclone moves along the southwestern side of a
mid-level high pressure area. In 2-3 days, the track could become
complicated by the interaction with the circulation of Hilda to the
southwest, but the system will probably be quite weak by that time.
The official forecast is close to the previous one but somewhat
slower in the latter part of the period.
Assuming that the low-level center will become at least a little
more embedded within the convection later tonight, the system is
forecast to strengthen into a tropical storm overnight. The storm
will probably be short-lived, however, with increased shear and
cooler waters causing the system to degenerate into a remnant low in
a couple of days. The official forecast is not far from the model
consensus predictions, but a more rapid weakening is predicted by
the global models.
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INIT 02/0300Z 17.6N 112.9W 30 KT 35 MPH
12H 02/1200Z 18.3N 114.4W 35 KT 40 MPH
24H 03/0000Z 19.2N 116.2W 35 KT 40 MPH
36H 03/1200Z 20.0N 117.5W 30 KT 35 MPH
48H 04/0000Z 20.4N 118.3W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
60H 04/1200Z 20.7N 119.0W 20 KT 25 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
72H 05/0000Z...DISSIPATED
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Forecaster Pasch
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