[Tropical] Tropical Cyclone Discussion
Nashville EMWIN
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Tue Aug 31 15:25:30 CDT 2004
WTNT42 KNHC 312025
TCDAT2
TROPICAL STORM GASTON DISCUSSION NUMBER 17
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 2004
ON THE LARGER SCALE...THE SYSTEM IS BEGINNING TO LOOK LESS TROPICAL
AS IT APPEARS HAVE BECOME INVOLVED WITH A FRONTAL CLOUD BAND.
HOWEVER...WSR-88D RADAR DATA INDICATE THAT THERE IS STILL SOME
CONVECTION WRAPPING AROUND THE CENTER...WHICH IS INDICATIVE
OF A TROPICAL CYCLONE. HOWEVER...GASTON WILL BE PASSING OVER
SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER WATER SHORTLY AND CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH
THE FRONT...SO IT SHOULD SOON BE TRANFORMED INTO AN EXTRATROPICAL
GALE.
THERE HAS BEEN MORE ACCELERATION...AND THE FORWARD SPEED IS NOW NEAR
25 KT. NUMERICAL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO DIFFER ON THE FUTURE
FORWARD SPEED BUT AGREE ON SOME ADDITIONAL ACCELERATION AS
GASTON...OR ITS EXTRATROPICAL REMNANT...CONTINUES TO BE CARRIED
EAST-NORTHEASTWARD IN THE MID-LATITUDE WESTERLIES.
FORECASTER PASCH
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INITIAL 31/2100Z 40.7N 68.6W 35 KT
12HR VT 01/0600Z 42.5N 64.0W 35 KT
24HR VT 01/1800Z 45.0N 57.0W 35 KT...EXTRATROPICAL
36HR VT 02/0600Z 47.5N 48.0W 35 KT...EXTRATROPICAL
48HR VT 02/1800Z 50.0N 38.0W 35 KT...EXTRATROPICAL
72HR VT 03/1800Z...ABSORBED BY LARGER EXTRATROPICAL LOW
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