CENTRAL PACIFIC TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY - FIXES
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI
1212 UTC MON DEC 20 2010
A. Tropical storm 01C (omeka).
B. 20/1130Z.
C. 21.1°N.
D. 177.2°W.
E. Goes-11.
F. T/2.5/3.0/w0.5/24 hrs.
G. IR/VIS.
H. Remarks: Center remains beneath W edge of dense overcast. system still being sheared and weakened over past 24 hrs. Log10 wrap of .4 still yields DT of 2.5 and both Pat and MET agree. FT based on DT.
TROPICAL STORM OMEKA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 1
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP012010
0831 UTC MON DEC 20 2010
THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 20.9N 178.2W AT 20/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 10 NM
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR 50 DEGREES AT 12 KT
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 997 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT.
34 KT....... 45NE 45SE 45SW 45NW.
12 FT SEAS.. 45NE 45SE 45SW 45NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 20.9N 178.2W AT 20/0900Z
AT 20/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 20.5N 178.7W
FORECAST VALID 20/1800Z 22.0N 176.5W
MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT.
FORECAST VALID 21/0600Z 24.9N 175.0W
MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT.
FORECAST VALID 21/1800Z 28.7N 174.4W
MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT.
FORECAST VALID 22/0600Z 33.4N 174.8W...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
MAX WIND 20 KT...GUSTS 25 KT.
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 20.9N 178.2W
TROPICAL STORM OMEKA DISCUSSION NUMBER 2
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP012010
500 AM HST MON DEC 20 2010
SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS TROPICAL STORM OMEKA UNDER A SHEARING
ENVIRONMENT WITH A LOW LEVEL CONVECTIVE CENTER PEAKING OUT FROM
UNDER THE WESTERN EDGE OF A SMALL CONVECTIVE CLUSTER. THE WESTERLY
SHEAR IS DUE TO AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED NORTH OF OMEKA NEAR 28N
173W. THE INITIAL POSITION IS MIDWAY BETWEEN A CLOSE GROUP OF PGTW
AND HFO FIXES. THE 45 KNOT INTENSITY IS BASED ON ESTIMATES OF 3.0
FROM BOTH PGTW AND HFO. BOTH PGTW AND HFO INDICATE A WEAKENING
OMEKA OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS.
NO MAJOR CHANGE TO THE FORECAST TRACK THROUGH 24 HOURS...WITH
FORECAST POSITIONS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CLOSELY PACKED GFDL...
HWF...AND GFS MODELS. BEYOND 24 HOURS...THERE IS A WIDE DIVERGENCE
OF GUIDANCE. THE 36 AND 48 HOUR FORECAST POSITIONS ARE EAST OF THE
PREVIOUS POSITIONS AND ARE CLOSE TO HWF AND BAMM. THE FORECAST TRACK
PLACES OMEKA AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION WELL EAST OF MIDWAY ISLAND IN
ABOUT 30 HOURS.
THE PERSISTENT SHEAR WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE DEMISE OF OMEKA
DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS OR SO. IN FACT...JUDGING BY THE WARMER
CLOUD TOPS IN THE LAST TWO GOES11 INFRARED IMAGES...OMEKA MAY
ALREADY BE ON A DOWNWARD SLIDE IN INTENSITY.
TROPICAL STORM OMEKA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 2
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP012010
1500 UTC MON DEC 20 2010
THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 21.6N 176.8W AT 20/1500Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 10 NM
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR 40 DEGREES AT 15 KT
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 997 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT.
34 KT....... 45NE 45SE 45SW 45NW.
12 FT SEAS.. 45NE 45SE 45SW 45NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 21.6N 176.8W AT 20/1500Z
AT 20/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 21.0N 177.3W
FORECAST VALID 21/0000Z 23.5N 175.4W
MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT.
34 KT... 45NE 45SE 35SW 35NW.
FORECAST VALID 21/1200Z 26.7N 174.1W
MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT.
34 KT... 40NE 40SE 30SW 30NW.
FORECAST VALID 22/0000Z 30.2N 172.7W
MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT.
FORECAST VALID 22/1200Z 34.1N 168.1W...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT.
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 21.6N 176.8W
TROPICAL STORM OMEKA DISCUSSION NUMBER 4
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP012010
500 PM HST MON DEC 20 2010
A COUPLE OF CBS MANAGED TO POP UP NEAR THE CENTER OF OMEKA BETWEEN
NOON AND 2PM. THESE CBS HAVE SINCE WEAKENED AND NOW MOVED NORTH AND
EAST OF THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER. NO CHANGES TO SAB AND HFO
DVORAK FIXES OF 2.0 AND 2.5 RESPECTIVELY. JTWC DVORAK FIX WAS
LOWERED TO 1.5 BASED ON SUBTROPICAL TECHNIQUE. ASCAT PASS INDICATED
A SMALL AREA OF 35 KT WINDS IN THE SOUTHEAST QUADRANT OF OMEKA WHILE
RAMMB/CIRA MULTIPLATFORM SATELLITE SURFACE WIND ANALYSIS INDICATES
MAX WINDS AT 32 KT IN THE SAME AREA. INITIAL INTENSITY IS WEIGHTED
TOWARD HFO FIX AND ASCAT WINDS AND HELD AT 35 KT. INITIAL POSITION
IS VERY CLOSE TO POSITION ESTIMATES FROM ALL FIX AGENCIES.
FORECAST ISSUE IS WHETHER OR NOT OMEKA REMAINS TROPICAL OR IS
TRANSITIONING TO EXTRATROPICAL. RAMMB/CIRA T ANOMALY CROSS SECTION
FROM 16 UTC INDICATED A WARM CORE SYSTEM. WITHOUT CONVINCING
ARGUMENT TO GO AGAINST THIS...EVEN 12 PLUS HOURS LATER...WILL
MAINTAIN THE WEAKENING TREND DUE TO SHEAR AND LOWERING SSTS ALONG
THE FORECAST TRACK WHILE KEEPING OMEKA AS A TROPICAL SYSTEM THROUGH
24 HOURS BEFORE WEAKENING IT INTO A REMNANT LOW.
THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK WAS NUDGED SLIGHTLY BACK TOWARD THE EAST
GIVEN THE 2PM POSITION WAS FURTHER EAST THAN ANTICIPATED. THIS TRACK
TAKES OMEKA JUST EAST OF LISIANSKI ISLAND AT THE CLOSEST POINT OF
BETWEEN 9 AND 10 PM TONIGHT. GIVEN THE FORECAST WEAKENING...MAINTAIN
THE EARLIER DECISION NOT TO ISSUE A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THIS
PORTION OF THE NW HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. IN THE ABSENCE OF THE CB
ACTIVITY NEAR THE CENTER...A SHEAR PATTERN BASED ON THE LAST COUPLE
OF SATELLITE IMAGES SUGGESTS OMEKA MIGHT ALREADY BE BELOW TROPICAL
STORM STRENGTH.
TROPICAL STORM OMEKA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 4
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI CP012010
0300 UTC TUE DEC 21 2010
THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 24.6N 174.3W AT 21/0300Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST OR 20 DEGREES AT 17 KT
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1005 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT.
34 KT....... 20NE 45SE 15SW 10NW.
12 FT SEAS.. 15NE 45SE 15SW 15NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 24.6N 174.3W AT 21/0300Z
AT 21/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 23.8N 174.6W
FORECAST VALID 21/1200Z 27.1N 173.3W
MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT.
FORECAST VALID 22/0000Z 30.2N 172.1W
MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT.
FORECAST VALID 22/1200Z 33.7N 170.6W...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
MAX WIND 25 KT...GUSTS 35 KT.
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 24.6N 174.3W