000 WTPZ43 KNHC 091432 TCDEP3 TROPICAL STORM CALVIN DISCUSSION NUMBER 9 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP032011 800 AM PDT SAT JUL 09 2011 THE CLOUD PATTERN HAS CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE AND NOW CONSISTS OF A SHAPELESS AREA OF WEAKENING CONVECTION. GIVEN THE CURRENT SATELLITE PRESENTATION...THE INITIAL INTENSITY HAS BEEN LOWERED TO 50 KNOTS...ALTHOUGH DUE TO DVORAK CONSTRAINTS...THE T-NUMBERS SUGGEST A STRONGER CYCLONE. CALVIN IS ALREADY OVER COOL WATERS...SO THE CYCLONE WILL ONLY CONTINUE TO WEAKEN. CALVIN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 285 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE. IN A DAY OR SO...THE CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO BE A SHALLOW SYSTEM AND BE STEERED BY THE WEAKENING LOW-LEVEL FLOW...AS INDICATED BY MOST OF THE GLOBAL MODELS. THEREFORE...CALVIN OR ITS REMNANTS WILL PROBABLY DRIFT WESTWARD OR MEANDER UNTIL DISSIPATION. FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INIT 09/1500Z 17.1N 111.3W 50 KT 60 MPH 12H 10/0000Z 17.5N 112.3W 45 KT 50 MPH 24H 10/1200Z 18.0N 114.0W 35 KT 40 MPH 36H 11/0000Z 18.5N 115.5W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW 48H 11/1200Z 19.0N 117.0W 20 KT 25 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW 72H 12/1200Z...DISSIPATED $$ FORECASTER AVILA 000 WTPZ43 KNHC 091432 TCDEP3 TROPICAL STORM CALVIN DISCUSSION NUMBER 9 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP032011 800 AM PDT SAT JUL 09 2011 THE CLOUD PATTERN HAS CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE AND NOW CONSISTS OF A SHAPELESS AREA OF WEAKENING CONVECTION. GIVEN THE CURRENT SATELLITE PRESENTATION...THE INITIAL INTENSITY HAS BEEN LOWERED TO 50 KNOTS...ALTHOUGH DUE TO DVORAK CONSTRAINTS...THE T-NUMBERS SUGGEST A STRONGER CYCLONE. CALVIN IS ALREADY OVER COOL WATERS...SO THE CYCLONE WILL ONLY CONTINUE TO WEAKEN. CALVIN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 285 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE. IN A DAY OR SO...THE CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO BE A SHALLOW SYSTEM AND BE STEERED BY THE WEAKENING LOW-LEVEL FLOW...AS INDICATED BY MOST OF THE GLOBAL MODELS. THEREFORE...CALVIN OR ITS REMNANTS WILL PROBABLY DRIFT WESTWARD OR MEANDER UNTIL DISSIPATION. FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INIT 09/1500Z 17.1N 111.3W 50 KT 60 MPH 12H 10/0000Z 17.5N 112.3W 45 KT 50 MPH 24H 10/1200Z 18.0N 114.0W 35 KT 40 MPH 36H 11/0000Z 18.5N 115.5W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW 48H 11/1200Z 19.0N 117.0W 20 KT 25 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW 72H 12/1200Z...DISSIPATED $$ FORECASTER AVILA