9:00 AM GMT Wed Jul 19
Location: 34.0°N 39.3°W
Moving: S at 5 mph
Min pressure: 1006 mb
Max sustained: 40 mph

Tropical Storm Don Discussion Number 21
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL052023
900 AM GMT Wed Jul 19 2023

Convection associated with Don remains disorganized this morning,
primarily occurring in a group of short bands in the eastern
semicircle. Satellite intensity estimates have not changed much
since the last advisory, and the initial intensity is held at 35 kt
in best agreement with the CIMSS satellite consensus.

As Don turns more westward during the next couple of days, it
should move over warmer sea surface temperatures into a somewhat
more moist air mass. This should allow some gradual strengthening,
and the new intensity forecast follows the previous forecast in
calling for a 45 kt intensity by 48 h. It should be noted that
several of the dynamical models forecast Don to get stronger than
that, possibly due to them expecting Don to move west of the
current forecast track into even warmer sea surface temperatures.
After Don turns northward later in the forecast period, it should
move north of the Gulf Stream and degenerate to a post-tropical low
over cold water between 96-120 h.

The initial motion is now 185/4 kt. Don should turn southwestward
and westward during the next 24-36 h as the subtropical ridge
builds to the northwest and north of the cyclone. This ridge
should then move eastward, leaving the cyclone in a area of
southeasterly to southerly flow on its west side. This should
allow Don to turn northward by about 72 h and then subsequently
recurve into the westerlies. The new forecast track is essentially
an update of the previous forecast.


FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INIT 19/0900Z 34.0N 39.3W 35 KT 40 MPH
12H 19/1800Z 33.7N 40.0W 35 KT 40 MPH
24H 20/0600Z 33.7N 41.2W 40 KT 45 MPH
36H 20/1800Z 34.3N 42.7W 40 KT 45 MPH
48H 21/0600Z 35.1N 44.5W 45 KT 50 MPH
60H 21/1800Z 36.4N 46.3W 45 KT 50 MPH
72H 22/0600Z 38.4N 48.2W 45 KT 50 MPH
96H 23/0600Z 43.5N 48.5W 45 KT 50 MPH
120H 24/0600Z 46.6N 43.5W 35 KT 40 MPH...POST-TROPICAL

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Forecaster Beven