| Was TD6 / 99L. Track: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at1+shtml/053407.shtml?5day?large#contents TROPICAL STORM FRED ADVISORY NUMBER 2 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL062015 500 AM AST SUN AUG 30 2015 ...SIXTH TROPICAL STORM OF THE 2015 SEASON DEVELOPS OVER THE FAR EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC... SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...12.4N 18.9W ABOUT 405 MI...650 KM ESE OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE ISLANDS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: None. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: A Hurricane Watch is in effect for... * Cape Verde Islands A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for... * Cape Verde Islands A Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are possible within the watch area. A watch is typically issued 48 hours before the anticipated first occurrence of tropical-storm-force winds, conditions that make outside preparations difficult or dangerous. A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area within 36 hours. For storm information specific to your area, please monitor products issued by your national meteorological service. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ At 500 AM AST (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Fred was located near latitude 12.4 North, longitude 18.9 West. Fred is moving toward the northwest near 12 mph (19 km/h) and this general motion is expected to continue through Tuesday. On the forecast track, Tropical Storm Fred is expected to move through the Cape Verde Islands by late Monday and into Tuesday. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Additional strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and Fred could be near hurricane strength when it moves through the Cape Verde Islands late Monday and on Tuesday. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 35 miles (55 km) from the center. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1005 mb (29.68 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND: Tropical storm conditions are expected to first reach the coast within the warning area by early Monday, making outside preparations difficult or dangerous. Hurricane conditions are also possible within the watch area on Monday. RAINFALL: Fred is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 3 to 5 inches over the Cape Verde Islands, with possible isolated maximum amounts of 8 inches on Monday. These rains could produce life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- Next intermediate advisory at 800 AM AST. Next complete advisory at 1100 AM AST. $$ Forecaster Stewart TROPICAL STORM FRED DISCUSSION NUMBER 2 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL062015 500 AM AST SUN AUG 30 2015 The convective cloud pattern of the tropical cyclone has continued to improve this early morning with the development of a small CDO feature and a tightly curved band in the western and southern quadrants. A 0542 UTC SSMI/S microwave satellite image further indicated that the convective band wraps almost completely around a primitive mid-level eye feature. The initial intensity is raised to 35 kt based on a Dvorak classification of T2.5/35 kt from TAFB, and this intensity could be conservative based on the impressive SSMI/S satellite signature. This makes Fred only the fourth Atlantic tropical storm to form east of 19W longitude in NHC's database. The initial motion remains 305/10 kt. There is no change to the previous forecast track reasoning. Fred is expected to move northwestward toward a weakness just northwest of the Cape Verde Islands within a deep-layer subtropical ridge. The mid-tropospheric trough that is responsible for the weakness is forecast by the global and regional models to shift eastward over the next 24-36 hours, which should allow the ridge to build back in, forcing Fred on a west-northwestward to westward track after 48-72 hours. The latest NHC model guidance is tightly packed about the previous forecast track, so the new track forecast is essentially just an update of the previous advisory, and lies close to the GFEX and TVCA consensus model solutions. Fred is expected to remain in favorable environmental and oceanic conditions for the next 36 hours, characterized by vertical wind shear less than 10 kt, mid-level humidity values greater than 70 percent, and sea-surface temperatures of 27.5-28 deg C. The main inhibiting factor is decreasing instability ahead of the cyclone after 24 hours. However, there should still be enough available instability to support deep convection that will allow at least steady strengthening through 36 hours to occur, and Fred could still reach hurricane status before or while it moves through the Cape Verde Islands in 36 hours or so. After 48 hours, southwesterly vertical wind shear is expected to begin affecting the cyclone while Fred is moving over sub-27C SSTs. These less favorable conditions should combine to induce a gradual weakening trend. The NHC intensity forecast is similar to the previous advisory and the IVCN intensity consensus model. FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INIT 30/0900Z 12.4N 18.9W 35 KT 40 MPH 12H 30/1800Z 13.4N 20.3W 45 KT 50 MPH 24H 31/0600Z 14.6N 22.1W 55 KT 65 MPH 36H 31/1800Z 16.0N 23.9W 60 KT 70 MPH 48H 01/0600Z 17.0N 25.8W 60 KT 70 MPH 72H 02/0600Z 18.5N 29.9W 60 KT 70 MPH 96H 03/0600Z 19.2N 34.0W 55 KT 65 MPH 120H 04/0600Z 19.8N 38.8W 50 KT 60 MPH $$ Forecaster Stewart http://hurricanes.gov/ |