Tropical Depression Omar Discussion Number 9
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL152020
500 PM AST Wed Sep 02 2020
Conventional satellite imagery shows that Omar's cloud pattern is
rapidly deteriorating, and the surface circulation center has
become quite ill-defined. This morning's METOP-A/B scatterometer
passes revealed only a few 33 kt winds well to the southeast of
the center and it's reasonable to determine that those winds are no
longer present. Therefore, the initial intensity is lowered to 30
kt for this advisory and is further supported by the subjective
satellite intensity T-numbers from TAFB and SAB. The latest global
model runs agree with the depression degenerating to a remnant
low in 24 hours, or less, and the NHC intensity forecast follows
suit. Dissipation of the remnant low should occur no later than
Saturday evening.
Omar's initial motion is estimated to be due east, or 090/13 kt,
within the mid-latitude westerlies north of a subtropical ridge
stretching east to west over the central Atlantic. Omar should
continue moving eastward through Friday, although a couple of the
global models are showing a track a bit more east-southeastward.
Around the 60 hour period, the remnant low is expected to reduce in
forward speed, and turn toward the east-northeast in response to an
approaching baroclinic system entering the northwest Atlantic. The
NHC forecast is nudged just a little to the right of the previous
one, and lies close to the HCCA and TVCA consensus models.
WTNT22 KNGU 311300
SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT//
REF/A/FLEWEACEN NORFOLK VA/301900Z AUG 20//
AMPN/REF IS TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT (WTNT21 KNGU 301900)//
RMKS/ 1. FORMATION OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE IS POSSIBLE WITHIN
100 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 30.4N 78.4W TO 32.8N 74.6W
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AVAILABLE DATA DOES NOT JUSTIFY
ISSUANCE OF NUMBERED TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS AT THIS TIME.
WINDS IN THE AREA ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 25 TO 30 KNOTS. METSAT
IMAGERY AT 311300Z INDICATES THAT A CIRCULATION CENTER IS LOCATED
NEAR 31.6N 77.4W. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD AT 10
KNOTS.
2. REMARKS: A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS LOCATED ABOUT 150 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA. THE SURFACE
CIRCULATION HAS BECOME A LITTLE BETTER DEFINED THIS MORNING AND THE
ASSOCIATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE EXPANDED IN COVERAGE.
SUBSEQUENTLY, A TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS LIKEY TO DEVELOP DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS AS IT MOVES GENERALLY NORTHEASTWARD WELL OFFSHORE OF
THE SOUTHEASTERN AND MID-ATLANTIC COAST OF THE UNITED STATES.
3. THIS ALERT WILL BE REISSUED, UPGRADED TO WARNING OR CANCELLED BY
011300Z.
4. SEE REF A FOR DETAILS ON A TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT
LOCATED NEAR 12.6N 64.0W.//
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