Tuesday, January 8, 2008

TS WATCH - HURRICANE HAGIBIS

AT 2240Z, 08-JAN-08, THE NATIONAL HYSTERIA CENTER HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA BETWEEN CAPE MENDOCINO AND JUNEAU. THE CURRENT ENSEMBLE TRACK FOR HURRICANE HAGIBIS TAKES THE STORM OVER THE NORTH END OF A NOW-FORMING DIRTY RIDGE WITH AXIS ALONG APPROX 155W, THEN THROUGH A SLOW LEFT CURVE TOWARD THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS. THE STORM IS PROG'ED TO MOVE OVER COLDER SST'S AND THROUGH SOME SHEER, THEREFORE, WE PROG THIS STORM TO FALL TO TS LEVELS OVER THE NEXT 24 - 36 HOURS. PROG'ED ROUGH TRACK:
12Z, 09-JAN - 159W, 47-30N, HUR, CAT1
12Z, 10-JAN - 135W, 52N, TS
12Z, 11-JAN - ON LAND, 130W, 55N, TD (DISSIPATING)
EOT. FORECASTER - JEANPIERREMANUELFILIPARTHUR.

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