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#1059043 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:45 AM 28.Aug.2021)
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Tropical Depression Ten Discussion Number 2
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL102021
1100 AM AST Sat Aug 28 2021

First light visible imagery shows that the rather disorganized
surface center is exposed near the western edge of the cloud mass.
The associated deep convection has been diminishing during the past
6 hours due to the stiff west-northwesterly shear and a rather
parched surrounding thermodynamic environment. The initial
intensity is held at 30 kt, consistent with the Dvorak satellite
intensity estimates from TAFB and SAB and the 1156 UTC METOP-A
scatterometer pass.

The statistical SHIPS intensity guidance shows that the shear should
decrease somewhat tonight and into Sunday, which should allow for
some strengthening. By Monday, the aforementioned model, along
with the deterministic guidance, indicates an increase in the shear
magnitude and even lower mid- tropospheric relative humidity
values, which should cap further strengthening and weaken the
cyclone back to a depression through the remainder of the forecast
period. There`s more agreement in the large-scale models this
morning indicating that the depression will degenerate into a
remnant low toward the end of the week, and the NHC forecast
follows suit. This is the only change from the previous advisory,
and the NHC intensity forecast closely resembles the skilled IVCN
and HCCA intensity consensus aids.

The initial motion is estimated to be northward, or 350/7 kt. The
depression is embedded in low- to mid-level southerly flow produced
by a mid-Atlantic trough stretching from the northeast Atlantic to
the central tropical Atlantic. This feature, along with a
subtropical ridge situated over the east Atlantic and western
Africa, should steer the depression generally toward the north
through the 5-day period. The official track forecast has been
nudged to the right of the previous advisory beyond day 3, and is
close to the TVCN and NOAA HCCA multimodel guidance.

FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INIT 28/1500Z 14.8N 50.0W 30 KT 35 MPH
12H 29/0000Z 15.7N 50.2W 30 KT 35 MPH
24H 29/1200Z 17.1N 50.1W 35 KT 40 MPH
36H 30/0000Z 18.6N 50.0W 35 KT 40 MPH
48H 30/1200Z 20.1N 49.7W 30 KT 35 MPH
60H 31/0000Z 21.4N 49.4W 30 KT 35 MPH
72H 31/1200Z 22.7N 49.4W 30 KT 35 MPH
96H 01/1200Z 25.4N 50.6W 30 KT 35 MPH
120H 02/1200Z 28.6N 51.6W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW

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Forecaster Roberts