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 804 
 WTNT41 KNHC 311451
 TCDAT1
 
 HURRICANE FRED DISCUSSION NUMBER   7
 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL062015
 1100 AM AST MON AUG 31 2015
 
 Visible satellite pictures and earlier microwave data indicate
 that Fred has a well-defined inner core.  The outer banding that
 was noted yesterday is no longer evident, and the hurricane is quite
 compact.  A well-defined eye was evident in both a 0904 UTC
 SSMIS and 1121 UTC AMSU microwave overpasses. The initial intensity
 is raised to 75 kt, which is between the latest objective and
 subjective satellite estimates from UW/CIMSS and TAFB, respectively.
 Satellite data suggest that the eye of Fred passed just southwest of
 Boa Vista Island in the Cape Verde Islands, however the northeastern
 eyewall likely moved over a portion of that island just before 1200
 UTC this morning.
 
 The sea surface temperatures along the path of Fred are beginning
 to decrease, however, the vertical shear is expected to remain quite
 low for another 12 hours or so.  Little change in strength is
 expected today.  By Tuesday, Fred will be over SSTS of around 26C
 and southwesterly shear is forecast to increase.  This should cause
 gradual weakening, and a further increase in shear and a drier, more
 stable air mass should cause a faster rate of decay after 36 hours.
 The tropical cyclone is now forecast to become a tropical depression
 in about 4 days, and degenerate to a remnant low by the end of the
 forecast period.
 
 Fred continues to move northwestward at about 10 kt. The hurricane
 should maintain a northwestward heading during the next 12 to 24
 hours. During this time, the center of Fred is expected to pass over
 or very close to the northwestern Cape Verde Islands of Sao Nicolou,
 Santa Luzuia, Sao Vicente, and Sao Antao. On Tuesday, a west-
 northwestward turn is predicted as a mid-level ridge builds to the
 north of the cyclone.  Fred should then maintain a
 west-northwestward heading during the remainder of the forecast
 period.  The NHC track remains on the south side of the guidance
 envelope, in best agreement with a consensus of the typically
 reliable GFS and ECMWF models.
 
 According to the official Atlantic tropical cyclone record, which
 begins in 1851, Fred is the first hurricane to pass through the Cape
 Verde Islands since 1892.  We caution, however, that the database is
 less reliable prior to the satellite era (mid 1960s onward).
 
 Please note that the track/cone graphic, an automatically generated
 product, does not have the capability of displaying warnings for the
 Cape Verde Islands.
 
 
 FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
 
 INIT  31/1500Z 16.4N  23.7W   75 KT  85 MPH
  12H  01/0000Z 17.3N  25.1W   70 KT  80 MPH
  24H  01/1200Z 18.6N  26.9W   65 KT  75 MPH
  36H  02/0000Z 19.6N  28.8W   60 KT  70 MPH
  48H  02/1200Z 20.3N  30.6W   50 KT  60 MPH
  72H  03/1200Z 21.4N  33.8W   40 KT  45 MPH
  96H  04/1200Z 22.5N  37.5W   30 KT  35 MPH
 120H  05/1200Z 24.0N  41.0W   25 KT  30 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
 
 $$
 Forecaster Brown
 
 
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