949  
WTPZ43 KNHC 092031  
TCDEP3  
 
TROPICAL STORM COSME DISCUSSION NUMBER 6  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP032025  
200 PM MST MON JUN 09 2025  
 
COSME CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY AND IS NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH.  
VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW THAT THE CONVECTIVE BANDS HAVE  
CONSOLIDATED NEAR THE CENTER, AND THERE IS SOME EVIDENCE OF A  
PARTIAL INNER CORE. A BLEND OF THE LATEST OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE  
SATELLITE INTENSITY ESTIMATES SUPPORT INCREASING THE INITIAL  
INTENSITY TO 60 KT. A PARTIAL ASCAT PASS INDICATES THAT THE  
WIND FIELD OF COSME IS QUITE COMPACT, AND THE INITIAL WIND RADII  
HAVE BEEN UPDATED BASED ON THAT DATA.  
 
SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE IN THE SHORT TERM, AND  
COSME COULD BECOME A HURRICANE TONIGHT WHILE IT REMAINS IN  
GENERALLY CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. HOWEVER, THE  
COMBINATION OF DECREASING SSTS AND INTRUSIONS OF DRY/STABLE AIR  
SHOULD END THE STRENGTHENING TREND BY EARLY TUESDAY AND THEN CAUSE A  
QUICK WEAKENING. SIMULATED SATELLITE IMAGES FROM THE GFS AND ECMWF  
MODELS SHOW DEEP CONVECTION VANISHING BY WEDNESDAY, AND BASED ON  
THAT GUIDANCE, THE TRANSITION TO A REMNANT LOW HAS BEEN MOVED UP TO  
48 HOURS. DISSIPATION IS LIKELY TO OCCUR IN 3 TO 4 DAYS.  
 
THE STORM IS MOVING NORTHWESTWARD AT 8 KT, AND THIS GENERAL MOTION  
SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. AFTER THAT TIME, A TURN TO THE  
NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED AS COSME MOVES TOWARD A  
WEAKNESS LEFT BEHIND BY HURRICANE BARBARA TO ITS NORTHEAST. THE  
NHC TRACK FORECAST IS IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH THE CONSENSUS AIDS.  
 
 
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS  
 
INIT 09/2100Z 15.0N 113.9W 60 KT 70 MPH  
12H 10/0600Z 15.3N 114.5W 65 KT 75 MPH  
24H 10/1800Z 15.8N 114.5W 60 KT 70 MPH  
36H 11/0600Z 16.6N 113.8W 50 KT 60 MPH  
48H 11/1800Z 17.8N 113.2W 35 KT 40 MPH...POST-TROPICAL  
60H 12/0600Z 19.2N 113.1W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW  
72H 12/1800Z 20.1N 113.4W 20 KT 25 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW  
96H 13/1800Z...DISSIPATED  
 

 
FORECASTER CANGIALOSI  
 
 
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