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Tropical Storm Lorenzo Forecast Discussion Number 7
2019-09-24 16:36:36| National Hurricane Center (Atlantic)
Issued at 1100 AM AST Tue Sep 24 2019 000 WTNT43 KNHC 241436 TCDAT3 Tropical Storm Lorenzo Discussion Number 7 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL132019 1100 AM AST Tue Sep 24 2019 Lorenzo's structure has not changed much during the morning. A small central dense overcast continues over the center with multiple curved bands within the circulation. A recent ASCAT pass showed winds just over 45 kt to the north of the center, but given sampling considerations, the initial intensity remains 55 kt, which matches Dvorak classifications provided by TAFB and SAB. Despite the brief interruption in the strengthening trend, sufficiently warm waters, low shear, and an ambient moist air mass should foster intensification during the next several days. Because Lorenzo has not strengthened further since the previous advisory, the persistence factor has caused the Rapid Intensification (RI) Index (a 25-kt increase in 24 hours) to drop from 53 percent to 23 percent. In addition, the overall guidance envelope is showing slightly lower peak intensities in 3-4 days. The NHC intensity forecast remains near the upper edge of the guidance for much of the forecast period, lying closest to the HWRF and the Florida State Superensemble. RI is still a possibility, but as of yet we have not observed a low-level cyan ring in 37-GHz microwave imagery, which is usually a harbinger of an RI episode. The initial motion remains west-northwestward, or 285/14 kt. Lorenzo is located to the south of a mid-level ridge which extends from Morocco and Madeira Island westward to 40W. Ridging is relatively non-existent west of 40W due to a mid-/upper-level low over the central Atlantic and Tropical Storm Jerry over the western Atlantic. With this pattern in place, Lorenzo is expected begin recurving around the ridge axis over the central Atlantic on days 3-5. During that period, the track guidance envelope is bracketed by the easternmost GFS and westernmost ECMWF models, which are about 350 nm apart on day 5. This spread isn't too significant, and the updated NHC track forecast is only shifted slightly eastward from the previous one, very close to the two corrected consensus aids. FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INIT 24/1500Z 12.4N 29.3W 55 KT 65 MPH 12H 25/0000Z 12.9N 31.3W 65 KT 75 MPH 24H 25/1200Z 13.6N 34.0W 75 KT 85 MPH 36H 26/0000Z 14.2N 36.6W 85 KT 100 MPH 48H 26/1200Z 15.0N 38.8W 95 KT 110 MPH 72H 27/1200Z 18.0N 41.9W 100 KT 115 MPH 96H 28/1200Z 21.1N 44.3W 105 KT 120 MPH 120H 29/1200Z 23.9N 45.3W 100 KT 115 MPH $$ Forecaster Berg
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