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#619678 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:35 PM 26.Jul.2013)
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TROPICAL STORM DORIAN DISCUSSION NUMBER 11
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042013
500 PM AST FRI JUL 26 2013

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF WESTERLY SHEAR AND DRIER AIR...DORIAN HAS
BECOME EVEN LESS ORGANIZED THAN IT WAS EARLIER TODAY. VISIBLE
SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE LOW-LEVEL CENTER HAS BECOME
DISPLACED TO THE WEST OF AN AREA OF WEAKENING DEEP CONVECTION.
ALSO...ANIMATION OF THE IMAGERY SHOWS THAT CIRCULATION IS BARELY
CLOSED AT THIS TIME. USING A BLEND OF DVORAK ESTIMATES FROM SAB
AND TAFB...THE ADVISORY INTENSITY IS REDUCED TO 40 KT. THE
OFFICIAL WIND SPEED FORECAST NOW SHOWS GRADUAL WEAKENING WITH
DISSIPATION BY DAY 5...IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH THE GFDL AND HWRF
GUIDANCE. GIVEN THE CURRENT TRENDS...HOWEVER...THE SYSTEM COULD
DEGENERATE INTO AN OPEN WAVE MUCH SOONER THAN THAT.

THE LATEST CENTER FIXES INDICATE THAT DORIAN IS MOVING RAPIDLY
WESTWARD...SLIGHTLY TO THE SOUTH OF THE PREVIOUS TRACK. A STRONG
LOW- TO MID-LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE NORTH OF DORIAN IS
FORECAST TO BUILD WESTWARD WITH TIME BY THE GLOBAL MODELS. THIS
SHOULD MAINTAIN A GENERALLY WESTWARD MOTION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. THE OFFICIAL TRACK FORECAST IS SHIFTED A BIT TO THE SOUTH OF
THE PREVIOUS ONE AND IS ABOUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GUIDANCE
ENVELOPE. THE LATEST ECMWF MODEL TRACK IS A LITTLE FARTHER NORTH
BUT THAT MODEL DOES NOT INITIALIZE NOR FORECAST A CLOSED SURFACE
CIRCULATION.



FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INIT 26/2100Z 17.8N 45.8W 40 KT 45 MPH
12H 27/0600Z 18.2N 48.8W 40 KT 45 MPH
24H 27/1800Z 18.6N 52.8W 35 KT 40 MPH
36H 28/0600Z 19.0N 56.7W 35 KT 40 MPH
48H 28/1800Z 19.5N 60.5W 30 KT 35 MPH
72H 29/1800Z 20.0N 67.0W 30 KT 35 MPH
96H 30/1800Z 20.5N 74.0W 25 KT 30 MPH
120H 31/1800Z...DISSIPATED

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FORECASTER PASCH