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Re: EPAC: GIL - Tropical Storm
18z Best Track up to 60kts.
[b][EP, 07, 2013073118, , BEST, 0, 137N, 1202W, 60, 992, TS/b]
[b][EP, 07, 2013073118, , BEST, 0, 137N, 1202W, 60, 992, TS/b]
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Re: EPAC: GIL - Tropical Storm
Eye is about to pop open on visible imagery. Looks well into hurricane strength.
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Re: EPAC: GIL - Tropical Storm
cycloneye wrote:18z Best Track up to 60kts.
[b][EP, 07, 2013073118, , BEST, 0, 137N, 1202W, 60, 992, TS/b]
Coding fail?
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Gawjus! Should be looking at us soon. Agreed this looks like a minimal hurricane at the least.
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Cainer wrote:My gut is telling me that this could be our first major of the season in the EPAC. Looks pretty good right now.
Given the 65 knt forecast peak from the NHC, I'm not sold on it yet. Quite possible though.
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Re: EPAC: GIL - Hurricane
HURRICANE GIL DISCUSSION NUMBER 6
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP072013
200 PM PDT WED JUL 31 2013
THE CLOUD PATTERN HAS BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED DURING THE PAST
SEVERAL HOURS AND VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGES REVEAL A RAGGED EYE
EMBEDDED WITHIN A CENTRAL DENSE OVERCAST...CDO. IN ADDITION...THERE
ARE SEVERAL CONVECTIVE BANDING FEATURES WRAPPING AROUND THE CDO. ON
THIS BASIS...GIL HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO HURRICANE STATUS IN THIS
ADVISORY. GIVEN THAT THE SHEAR IS FORECAST TO REMAIN LIGHT FOR THE
NEXT FEW DAYS AND THE OCEAN IS WARM...THE OFFICIAL FORECAST CALLS
FOR GIL TO INTENSIFY A LITTLE MORE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. THE
GLOBAL MODELS...PRIMARILY THE GFS...FORECAST AN INCREASE IN THE
UPPER-LEVEL WESTERLIES OVER OR NEAR THE CYCLONE DURING THE LATTER
PART OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. THIS PATTERN...IN COMBINATION WITH
COOLER WATERS...SHOULD RESULT IN GRADUAL WEAKENING BEYOND 36 OR 48
HOURS.
GIL HAS SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE AND IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST OR 285 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. GIL CONTINUES TO BE
STEERED BY THE FLOW SOUTH OF A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE WHICH IS FORECAST
TO PERSIST. THIS PATTERN WILL KEEP GIL ON A GENERAL WEST-NORTHWEST
TRACK FOR THE NEXT 2 OR 3 DAYS. AFTER THAT TIME...BOTH THE GFS AND
THE ECMWF MODELS INDICATE THAT GIL WILL BECOME VERTICALLY DECOUPLED
AND A WEAKENED LOWER-LEVEL CYCLONE WILL CONTINUE WESTWARD...STEERED
BY THE LOW-LEVEL FLOW. THE OFFICIAL FORECAST FOLLOWS THE GLOBAL
MODEL SOLUTION AND THE MULTI-MODEL CONSENSUS...TURNING GIL MORE TO
THE WEST BEYOND 3 DAYS.
A RECENT ASCAT-B PASS WAS USED TO ADJUST THE INITIAL WIND RADII
ASSOCIATED WITH GIL WHICH IN FACT IS A SMALL HURRICANE.
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INIT 31/2100Z 13.9N 120.6W 65 KT 75 MPH
12H 01/0600Z 14.3N 122.3W 70 KT 80 MPH
24H 01/1800Z 14.7N 124.3W 70 KT 80 MPH
36H 02/0600Z 15.0N 126.2W 70 KT 80 MPH
48H 02/1800Z 15.3N 128.0W 65 KT 75 MPH
72H 03/1800Z 15.5N 131.5W 60 KT 70 MPH
96H 04/1800Z 15.5N 135.0W 45 KT 50 MPH
120H 05/1800Z 15.5N 138.0W 30 KT 35 MPH
$$
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NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP072013
200 PM PDT WED JUL 31 2013
THE CLOUD PATTERN HAS BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED DURING THE PAST
SEVERAL HOURS AND VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGES REVEAL A RAGGED EYE
EMBEDDED WITHIN A CENTRAL DENSE OVERCAST...CDO. IN ADDITION...THERE
ARE SEVERAL CONVECTIVE BANDING FEATURES WRAPPING AROUND THE CDO. ON
THIS BASIS...GIL HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO HURRICANE STATUS IN THIS
ADVISORY. GIVEN THAT THE SHEAR IS FORECAST TO REMAIN LIGHT FOR THE
NEXT FEW DAYS AND THE OCEAN IS WARM...THE OFFICIAL FORECAST CALLS
FOR GIL TO INTENSIFY A LITTLE MORE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. THE
GLOBAL MODELS...PRIMARILY THE GFS...FORECAST AN INCREASE IN THE
UPPER-LEVEL WESTERLIES OVER OR NEAR THE CYCLONE DURING THE LATTER
PART OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. THIS PATTERN...IN COMBINATION WITH
COOLER WATERS...SHOULD RESULT IN GRADUAL WEAKENING BEYOND 36 OR 48
HOURS.
GIL HAS SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE AND IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST OR 285 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS. GIL CONTINUES TO BE
STEERED BY THE FLOW SOUTH OF A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE WHICH IS FORECAST
TO PERSIST. THIS PATTERN WILL KEEP GIL ON A GENERAL WEST-NORTHWEST
TRACK FOR THE NEXT 2 OR 3 DAYS. AFTER THAT TIME...BOTH THE GFS AND
THE ECMWF MODELS INDICATE THAT GIL WILL BECOME VERTICALLY DECOUPLED
AND A WEAKENED LOWER-LEVEL CYCLONE WILL CONTINUE WESTWARD...STEERED
BY THE LOW-LEVEL FLOW. THE OFFICIAL FORECAST FOLLOWS THE GLOBAL
MODEL SOLUTION AND THE MULTI-MODEL CONSENSUS...TURNING GIL MORE TO
THE WEST BEYOND 3 DAYS.
A RECENT ASCAT-B PASS WAS USED TO ADJUST THE INITIAL WIND RADII
ASSOCIATED WITH GIL WHICH IN FACT IS A SMALL HURRICANE.
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INIT 31/2100Z 13.9N 120.6W 65 KT 75 MPH
12H 01/0600Z 14.3N 122.3W 70 KT 80 MPH
24H 01/1800Z 14.7N 124.3W 70 KT 80 MPH
36H 02/0600Z 15.0N 126.2W 70 KT 80 MPH
48H 02/1800Z 15.3N 128.0W 65 KT 75 MPH
72H 03/1800Z 15.5N 131.5W 60 KT 70 MPH
96H 04/1800Z 15.5N 135.0W 45 KT 50 MPH
120H 05/1800Z 15.5N 138.0W 30 KT 35 MPH
$$
FORECASTER AVILA
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Its already blowing up now.. because it just did a 8 millibar drop and the winds went up from 60 mph to 75 mph from the last update to now.
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I am surprised that the NHC is only forecasting a 70 knt peak. The environment looks good for some moderate RI for the next 36 to 48 hours.
My prediction:
12hr 75 knt
24 hr 80 knt
36 hr 80 knt
48 hr 70 knt
72 hr 30 knt
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My prediction:
12hr 75 knt
24 hr 80 knt
36 hr 80 knt
48 hr 70 knt
72 hr 30 knt
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Re: EPAC: GIL - Hurricane
Yellow Evan wrote:[img][/img]
Is it me or is the image above pixelated?
AMSUB is like that.
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Re: EPAC: GIL - Hurricane
Gil at 21:00Z
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Entire GOES West image, resized to 5K x 5K: http://imageshack.us/a/img850/3159/zucn.jpg
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Entire GOES West image, resized to 5K x 5K: http://imageshack.us/a/img850/3159/zucn.jpg
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