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21Z升格TS,命名Marie,NHC上調上望至MH,100KT680
WTPZ43 KNHC 292033
TCDEP3
Tropical Storm Marie Discussion Number 3
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL EP182020
300 PM MDT Tue Sep 29 2020
A WindSat microwave image from earlier this morning indicated that
the tropical cyclone's low-level circulation was becoming better
defined, with perhaps the formative stage of a cyan ring seen in the
37-GHz channel. Visible images also show the center tucked just
beneath recent bursts of deep convection, and Dvorak estimates have
risen to T2.0 and T2.5 from TAFB and SAB, respectively. These data,
along with ambiguity analyses of recent ASCAT-B and -C scatterometer
passes, indicate the depression has strengthened to Tropical Storm
Marie with maximum winds of 35 kt.
Marie's future track is probably the most straightforward part of
the forecast. A mid-tropospheric high anchored over the
southwestern United States is steering Marie westward with an
initial motion of 275/10 kt. This high will remain the main driver,
forcing the cyclone westward or west-northwestward for the next 3
days. By days 4 and 5, Marie is likely to reach a break in the
ridge and should slow down a bit and turn toward the northwest.
There are no notable outliers among the track guidance, and the
small spread among the models yields higher-than-normal confidence
in the track forecast. The new NHC forecast is very similar to the
previous prediction, and is close to the TVCE and HCCA consensus
aids.
The intensity forecast is a little more challenging, but mostly
because a good proportion of the guidance suggests that Marie will
intensify significantly during the next few days. Relatively low
deep-layer shear, warm ocean waters, and favorable upper-level
divergence all favor strengthening, and several of the various
SHIPS Rapid Intensification thresholds are several times higher
than their climatological means. In addition, all of the dynamical
models, the consensus aids, and the GFS-based SHIPS model bring
Marie to hurricane strength within 24 hours. Given these signals,
the NHC intensity forecast has been raised from the previous one
and lies near or just below the intensity consensus in order to
maintain some continuity. But given what is shown by some of the
better-performing intensity models, I would not be surprised if
subsequent forecasts show a faster rate of intensification or
a higher peak intensity. Weakening is expected by days 4 and 5 due
to cooler waters and increasing southwesterly shear.
Marie's 12-ft sea radii are larger than would be expected for a
small, just-developing tropical storm due to a large fetch of
southerly swell originating from the Southern Hemisphere.
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INIT 29/2100Z 13.6N 109.5W 35 KT 40 MPH
12H 30/0600Z 13.9N 111.6W 45 KT 50 MPH
24H 30/1800Z 14.6N 114.5W 60 KT 70 MPH
36H 01/0600Z 14.9N 117.5W 75 KT 85 MPH
48H 01/1800Z 15.3N 120.3W 90 KT 105 MPH
60H 02/0600Z 16.0N 122.7W 100 KT 115 MPH
72H 02/1800Z 17.2N 124.9W 100 KT 115 MPH
96H 03/1800Z 19.6N 128.5W 85 KT 100 MPH
120H 04/1800Z 21.4N 131.6W 60 KT 70 MPH
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Forecaster Berg
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