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Tropical Storm Celia Discussion Number 22
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL EP032022
1000 PM CDT Tue Jun 21 2022
Satellite imagery shows little change in the organization of Celia
since the last advisory, with the low-level center located near the
northeastern edge of the main area of convective bursts. This is
due to the effects of about 20 kt of northeasterly shear. Various
objective and subjective satellite intensity estimates are in the
35-45 kt range and have changed little over the past several hours.
The initial intensity remains 40 kt for this advisory.
Celia continues to moves west-northwestward with a slower forward
speed, and the initial motion is now 295/11. A subtropical ridge
centered over the southern United States and Mexico is likely to
keep Celia on a general west-northwestward trajectory for the next
5 days, with a gradual decrease in forward speed expected through
Friday. While the track forecast models are in general agreement
with this scenario, the guidance is somewhat loosely clustered due
to some cross-track spread. The new forecast track is a little to
the north of the previous forecast during the first 72 h, and then
is similar to the previous forecast.
The large-scale models indicate the current shear is likely to
persist for another 24 h or so, and based on this slow
strengthening is forecast during the first part of the intensity
forecast. From 24-60 h, the shear should diminish while Celia is
still over warm sea surface temperatures, and this should allow
for a faster rate of strengthening and for Celia to become a
hurricane. After 60 h, the cyclone should moved over colder sea
surface temperatures, and the new intensity forecast calls for a
little faster weakening than the previous forecast.
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INIT 22/0300Z 13.0N 101.9W 40 KT 45 MPH
12H 22/1200Z 13.5N 103.3W 45 KT 50 MPH
24H 23/0000Z 14.3N 104.7W 50 KT 60 MPH
36H 23/1200Z 15.1N 106.3W 60 KT 70 MPH
48H 24/0000Z 15.9N 107.9W 70 KT 80 MPH
60H 24/1200Z 16.5N 109.3W 75 KT 85 MPH
72H 25/0000Z 17.1N 110.6W 75 KT 85 MPH
96H 26/0000Z 18.5N 113.5W 65 KT 75 MPH
120H 27/0000Z 19.5N 116.5W 55 KT 65 MPH
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Forecaster Beven
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