• STRMDISC: Tropical Storm Fernand Discussion Number 17

    From COD Weather Processor@1:2320/105 to wx-atlan@lists.illinois.edu on Wednesday, August 27, 2025 20:37:47
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    Tropical Storm Fernand Discussion Number 17
    NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL062025
    500 PM AST Wed Aug 27 2025

    Fernand's interaction with a nearby upper-level trough has caused
    the cloud pattern to look more like an extratropical cyclone, with
    a broad cirrus shield northeast of the center and some leftover
    shallow-topped convection in a band within the eastern semicircle.
    Still, the system remains non frontal and is holding onto tropical
    cyclone status. Maximum winds are estimated to be 45 kt based on
    ASCAT-C data from around 10 am this morning.

    The initial motion is now faster toward the northeast, or 070
    degrees at 13 kt. Additional acceleration toward the northeast or east-northeast is expected during the next day or so with Fernand
    now well embedded in mid-latitude westerly flow. The storm is now
    passing across the north wall of the Gulf Stream, and sea surface
    temperatures beneath the circulation should be down to about 23
    degrees Celsius in 12 hours. GFS and ECMWF simulated satellite
    images suggest that convection should continue to wane over these
    colder waters, and Fernand is expected to become post-tropical by
    early Thursday. Despite the transition, Fernand is forecast to
    maintain gale-force winds, even after it opens up into a trough and
    dissipates by Thursday night.


    FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

    INIT 27/2100Z 39.3N 47.4W 45 KT 50 MPH
    12H 28/0600Z 40.6N 44.2W 40 KT 45 MPH...POST-TROPICAL
    24H 28/1800Z 42.7N 38.6W 40 KT 45 MPH...POST-TROPICAL
    36H 29/0600Z...DISSIPATED

    $$
    Forecaster Berg


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