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Tropical Storm Georgette Discussion Number 3
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL EP082022
800 PM PDT Wed Jul 27 2022
Georgette is a small tropical cyclone with some strong deep
convection concentrated near its center. Limited banding features
are present around the northern semicircle of the storm, and
upper-level outflow is well defined over the western portion of the
circulation. Moderate easterly shear, associated with the flow on
the southern side of an upper-level anticyclone. has been impinging
on the system. The advisory intensity is nudged upward slightly to
40 kt based on the latest objective Dvorak estimates from UW-CIMSS.
Although the shear is not expected to diminish much over the next
several days, some modest short-term strengthening could occur
while Georgette remains in a favorable thermodynamic environment.
The longer-term intensity forecast for the system is quite
uncertain, since it is highly dependent on how much influence the
larger circulation of Tropical Storm, or Hurricane, Frank will have
on Georgette. The forecast track shows Georgette coming within
about 175 n mi of Frank in 96 hours, and although the official
forecast shows Georgette weakening by that time, it is quite
possible that the cyclone will be in the process of becoming
absorbed by Frank around that time. For now, the forecast will show
Georgette as a separate system, as suggested by the ECMWF
simulation. However, the GFS model prediction continues to
show Georgette being absorbed by the larger tropical cyclone in a
few days. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
The motion continues westward or about 270/9 kt. A northeast to
southwest-oriented mid-level ridge to the northwest of the system
should cause Georgette to turn west-southwestward and
southwestward during the next 48 hours. Thereafter, the cyclone is
expected to turn northwestward and then northward in the flow on the
south and east side of Frank. The official track forecast has been
shifted a little to the east of the previous one but not as far east
as the latest simple and corrected consensus forecasts. As in the
previous advisory, the NHC track prediction is of lower-than-normal
confidence due to the uncertainty of the future interaction of
Georgette and Frank.
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INIT 28/0300Z 16.4N 116.6W 40 KT 45 MPH
12H 28/1200Z 15.8N 117.8W 45 KT 50 MPH
24H 29/0000Z 15.0N 119.1W 50 KT 60 MPH
36H 29/1200Z 14.3N 120.1W 50 KT 60 MPH
48H 30/0000Z 14.0N 120.6W 50 KT 60 MPH
60H 30/1200Z 14.5N 121.5W 50 KT 60 MPH
72H 31/0000Z 15.3N 122.0W 50 KT 60 MPH
96H 01/0000Z 17.0N 122.0W 45 KT 50 MPH
120H 02/0000Z 19.5N 122.0W 35 KT 40 MPH
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Forecaster Pasch
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