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ZCZC MIATCDAT5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM TROPICAL STORM HARVEY DISCUSSION NUMBER 11 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 1999 SATELLITE IMAGES AND SURFACE DATA INDICATE...AS GLOBAL MODELS PREDICTED...THAT HARVEY IS BECOMING RAPIDLY ABSORBED BY A DEVELOPING EXTRATROPICAL LOW LOCATED TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE CAROLINAS. HOWEVER...THERE IS ENOUGH CIRCULATION...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...PRIMARILY TO THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE STORM...OR WHAT LEFT OF HARVEY...TO KEEP THE SYSTEM AS A TROPICAL STORM AT THIS TIME. MOST LIKELY...HARVEY WILL DISSIPATE OR BE ABSORBED BY THE EXTRATROPICAL LOW TONIGHT. THE POORLY DEFINED CENTER IS ELONGATED AND APPEARS TO BE MOVING TOWARD THE EAST OR EAST NORTHEAST ABOUT 12-15 KNOTS. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE UNTIL BECOMES ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONTAL SYSTEM. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS WILL PROBABLY BE DISCONTINUED LATER THIS EVENING. AVILA FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INITIAL 21/2100Z 26.3N 80.5W 45 KTS 12HR VT 22/0600Z 27.0N 78.5W 40 KTS...EXTRATROPICAL 24HR VT 22/1800Z 28.5N 75.5W 40 KTS...EXTRATROPICAL 36HR VT 23/0600Z...EXTRATROPICAL NNNN