000 WTPZ42 KNHC 290837 TCDEP2 TROPICAL STORM MARTY DISCUSSION NUMBER 11 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP172015 400 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 2015 Conventional satellite imagery shows a rapid decay of the deep convection overnight, and that convection is now separated to the east of the partially exposed surface circulation center. The 20-30 kt of westerly shear indicated on the UW-CIMSS analysis is drastically affecting the vertical structure of the cyclone as well, as seen in microwave imagery. As a result, the initial intensity is decreased to 55 kt based on a compromise of the subjective and objective satellite intensity estimates. Strong, persistent, vertical shear and possibly upwelling of cooler waters should cause the cyclone to quickly weaken to a depression in 36 hours, and degenerate into a remnant low in 2 days. With the exception of the ECMWF and UKMET models, which show the cyclone lingering as a remnant low beyond day 4, all of the other large- scale models, and the statistical-dynamical guidance, show dissipation in 4 days or less. The NHC forecast follows the latter scenario, and also shows the cyclone weakening to a remnant low by 48 hours. Marty has been moving a bit erratically during the past 6 hours, and the best motion estimate is a temporary drift toward the east. Deterministic and ensemble guidance indicate that this motion, within the weak steering flow produced by a mid-level trough to the northwest of the cyclone, should continue through today. Afterward, Marty is expected to turn back toward the northwest and west- northwest as a shallow, weaker cyclone, during the next 36 hours as a low to mid-level high pressure ridge builds over southern Mexico. The official forecast is weighted heavily on the TVCX multi-model consensus and is a little bit faster and to the south of the previous advisory. FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INIT 29/0900Z 16.4N 101.7W 55 KT 65 MPH 12H 29/1800Z 16.5N 101.4W 45 KT 50 MPH 24H 30/0600Z 16.7N 101.7W 35 KT 40 MPH 36H 30/1800Z 16.9N 102.4W 30 KT 35 MPH 48H 01/0600Z 17.2N 103.4W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW 72H 02/0600Z 17.2N 105.0W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW 96H 03/0600Z...DISSIPATED $$ Forecaster Roberts