18:00 UTC Model suite for 96L,ship intensity goes up to 69kt

[cycloneye]

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION INVEST (AL962004) ON 20041009 1800 UTC

...00 HRS... ...12 HRS... ...24 HRS... ...36 HRS...
041009 1800 041010 0600 041010 1800 041011 0600

LAT LON LAT LON LAT LON LAT LON
BAMD 30.0N 62.9W 32.6N 64.5W 34.8N 65.2W 37.7N 63.3W
BAMM 30.0N 62.9W 31.9N 64.7W 34.0N 65.9W 36.5N 64.5W
A98E 30.0N 62.9W 31.5N 64.6W 33.7N 64.8W 37.9N 62.6W
LBAR 30.0N 62.9W 31.9N 63.9W 33.9N 63.9W 36.3N 62.5W
SHIP 30KTS 38KTS 47KTS 55KTS
DSHP 30KTS 38KTS 47KTS 55KTS

...48 HRS... ...72 HRS... ...96 HRS... ..120 HRS...
041011 1800 041012 1800 041013 1800 041014 1800

LAT LON LAT LON LAT LON LAT LON
BAMD 41.8N 62.2W 45.9N 65.5W 46.4N 59.1W 52.3N 47.8W
BAMM 39.6N 62.6W 43.6N 62.8W 48.1N 58.6W 52.9N 49.1W
A98E 41.8N 62.3W 43.0N 60.0W 51.9N 52.6W 68.1N 22.0W
LBAR 39.5N 59.8W 50.8N 52.0W 52.6N 33.7W .0N .0W
SHIP 62KTS 69KTS 68KTS 61KTS
DSHP 62KTS 69KTS 36KTS 29KTS

...INITIAL CONDITIONS...
LATCUR = 30.0N LONCUR = 62.9W DIRCUR = 310DEG SPDCUR = 11KT
LATM12 = 28.5N LONM12 = 61.1W DIRM12 = 308DEG SPDM12 = 10KT
LATM24 = 27.2N LONM24 = 58.7W
WNDCUR = 30KT RMAXWD = 25NM WNDM12 = 25KT
CENPRS = 1009MB OUTPRS = 1010MB OUTRAD = 150NM SDEPTH = D
RD34NE = 0NM RD34SE = 0NM RD34SW = 0NM RD34NW = 0NM
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[WeatherEmperor]

Oh it keeps taking Nicole to hurricane strenght. I guess only time will tell

<RICKY>