TROPICAL STORM TOMAS DISCUSSION NUMBER 23 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL212010 500 PM EDT WED NOV 03 2010
AFTER STRUGGLING TO MAINTAIN ITS IDENTITY THIS MORNING...TOMAS HAS RE-ORGANIZED DURING THE AFTERNOON. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT HAS FOUND A BETTER-DEFINED CIRCULATION THAN WAS PRESENT DURING THE PREVIOUS AIRCRAFT MISSION...ALTHOUGH THE LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND CENTER IS STILL RATHER LARGE. THE PLANE FOUND FLIGHT-LEVEL WINDS OF 48 KT BELOW 1500 FT AND ESTIMATED SURFACE WINDS NEAR 40 KT FROM THE SFMR ABOUT 45 N MI EAST OF THE MEAN CENTER. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 1003 MB. BASED ON THESE DATA...TOMAS IS UPGRADED TO A 40-KT TROPICAL STORM.
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