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TROPICAL STORM ISELLE DISCUSSION NUMBER 35...CORRECTED
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI EP092014
1100 AM HST FRI AUG 08 2014
INTERACTION WITH THE BIG ISLAND VOLCANO SUMMITS APPEARS TO HAVE
DONE QUITE A NUMBER ON ISELLE THIS MORNING. VISIBLE SATELLITE
IMAGERY NOW SHOWS A FAIRLY LARGE AREA OF CYCLONICALLY ROTATING
SHOWER BANDS...BUT WITHOUT THE WELL DEFINED CORE STRUCTURE OF A
TYPICAL TROPICAL CYCLONE. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SMALLER VORTICITY
CENTERS ROTATING AROUND A BROAD CLOUD SYSTEM CENTER...WHICH AIR
FORCE RECONNAISSANCE WAS HELPFUL IN LOCATING JUST BEFORE 1800 UTC.
NOT SURPRISINGLY...RECON FOUND THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IN
ISELLE CONTINUES TO RISE THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...THERE IS A GOOD
DEAL OF MOMENTUM ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTER VORTEX OF WHAT REMAINS
WITH ISELLE. A SUSTAINED WIND OF 44 KT WAS REPORTED BY PHNY...
LANAI CITY AIRPORT...80 NM NNE OF THE CENTER AROUND 18Z. THE SFMR
RECORDED SOME 40 KT WINDS 70 NM TO THE NW OF THE CENTER AS WELL.
THUS THE ADVISORY INTENSITY WILL BE MAINTAINED AT 45 KT. ALTHOUGH
ISELLE WILL BE MOVING OVER WARMER SSTS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS...THE ENVIRONMENT AS WELL AS THE SEVERE DISRUPTION TO THE INNER
CORE MAKE SIGNIFICANT REDEVELOPMENT UNLIKELY. A DIGGING UPPER TROUGH
OVER THE NORTHWEST HAWAIIAN ISLANDS WILL MAINTAIN STRONG SHEAR OVER
ISELLE. NEVERTHELESS...THE INTENSITY GUIDANCE IS FAIRLY UNANIMOUS IN
KEEPING THE BROADER CIRCULATION A LITTLE STRONGER FOR A LONGER
TIME...AND THE OFFICIAL FORECAST HAS BEEN NUDGED UPWARD TO ACCOUNT
FOR THAT...BUT BELOW THE INTENSITY CONSENSUS.
THE TRACK GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO BE FAIRLY CONSISTENT. WHAT REMAINS
OF ISELLE SHOULD SLOW IN FORWARD SPEED OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS
AS THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO ITS NORTH WEAKENS. BEYOND 36 HOURS...A
NEW HIGH PRESSURE AREA BUILDING TO THE NORTH OF THE CYCLONE WILL
CAUSE ISELLE TO SPEED UP. THE REMNANT LOW OF ISELLE IS THEN EXPECTED
TO GAIN LATITUDE FASTER AS IT MOVES AROUND THE SOUTHWEST PERIPHERY
OF THIS HIGH.
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INIT 08/2100Z 19.5N 158.0W 45 KT 50 MPH
12H 09/0600Z 19.9N 160.1W 40 KT 45 MPH
24H 09/1800Z 20.3N 162.2W 35 KT 40 MPH
36H 10/0600Z 20.6N 164.2W 35 KT 40 MPH
48H 10/1800Z 21.0N 166.8W 30 KT 35 MPH
72H 11/1800Z 21.9N 172.3W 30 KT 35 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
96H 12/1800Z 23.2N 177.9W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
120H 13/1800Z 26.9N 176.0E 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
$$
FORECASTER R BALLARD
CORRECTED SPELLING 3RD PARAGRAPH
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