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ZCZC MIATCDEP1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM COR TROPICAL STORM ADRIAN DISCUSSION NUMBER 5 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 2 AM PDT SAT JUN 19 1999 ...CORRECTION INITIAL INTENSITY IS 50 KT. SAB AND TAFB POSITIONS ARE MUCH CLOSER THEN PREVIOUS AND FIT WELL WITH EXTRAPOLATED AIR FORCE GLOBAL POSITIONS. INITIAL MOTION IS 290/12. THE 00Z AVIATION MODEL SHOWS A BOGUS LOW JUST WEST OF THE STORM AS IN PREVIOUS GUIDANCE. THIS AGAIN CAUSES THE GFDL MODEL TO MOVE THE STORM NORTHWESTWARD WHILE ALL OF THE OTHER GUIDANCE SHOWS A WEST-NORTHWEST TO WESTWARD MOTION. THE AVIATION MODEL CONTINUES TO SHOW THE RIDGE PERSISTING TO THE NORTH OF THE STORM AND THE OFFICIAL TRACK FORECAST IS AN UPDATE OF THE PREVIOUS ADVISORY FOLLOWING THE REST OF THE GUIDANCE. THIS KEEPS THE TRACK OFFSHORE OF THE COAST OF MEXICO. DVORAK INTENSITY ESTIMATES ARE AGAIN 3.0 FROM TAFB AND 3.5 FROM SAB...THE LARGE CDO FEATURE HAS RETURNED WITH COLD CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURES. THE SYSTEM APPEARS TO BE A LITTLE BIT BETTER ORGANIZED THEN EARLIER. THEREFORE...THE WIND SPEED IS INCREASED TO 50 KNOTS. THE FORECAST IS FOR INTENSIFICATION TO 80 KNOTS IN 36 HOURS FOLLOWED BY SLIGHT WEAKENING AS ADRIAN APPROACHES COOLER WATER. SOME OUTER BANDS ARE PRODUCING DEEP CONVECTION AND HEAVY RAINFALL OVER PORTIONS OF MEXICO AND COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES. JARVINEN FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INITIAL 19/0900Z 15.3N 103.7W 50 KTS 12HR VT 19/1800Z 16.0N 105.4W 60 KTS 24HR VT 20/0600Z 16.7N 107.7W 70 KTS 36HR VT 20/1800Z 17.4N 110.0W 80 KTS 48HR VT 21/0600Z 18.0N 112.0W 70 KTS 72HR VT 22/0600Z 19.0N 116.0W 60 KTS NNNN