943  
WTNT42 KNHC 282055  
TCDAT2  
 
TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO DISCUSSION NUMBER 1  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022025  
400 PM CDT SAT JUN 28 2025  
 
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THAT ENTERED IN THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY  
THIS MORNING (INVEST 91L) HAS SLOWLY IMPROVED IN ORGANIZATION  
THROUGH THE DAY. CONVECTION HAD BEEN MOSTLY BURSTING ON THE SOUTHERN  
PORTION OF THE CIRCULATION, BUT IS MORE RECENTLY STARTING TO FILL IN  
OVER THE NORTHERN SIDE. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE MISSION  
HAS BEEN SAMPLING THE SYSTEM THIS AFTERNOON, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO  
CLOSE OFF A CIRCULATION CENTER, ALBEIT WITH NOT A WHOLE LOT OF WIND.  
THIS WIND FIELD MATCHES THE SATELLITE-DERIVED SCATTEROMETER WIND  
DATA AT 1619 UTC WHICH SHOWED A CLOSED CIRCULATION, BUT WITH PEAK  
WINDS OF ONLY 24 KT. HOWEVER, GIVEN THE IMPROVEMENT IN CONVECTIVE  
ORGANIZATION WITH THE WELL-DEFINED CIRCULATION NOTED, ADVISORIES ARE  
BEING INITIATED ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO THIS AFTERNOON, WITH  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 KT, MATCHING THE T1.5/25-KT ESTIMATE  
PROVIDED BY TAFB.  
 
THE INITIAL MOTION OF THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION APPEARS TO BE OFF TO  
THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 290/6 KT. THIS MOTION WITH A SLIGHT BEND A  
LITTLE MORE NORTHWARD IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND UNTIL THE  
SYSTEM MOVES INLAND OVER MAINLAND MEXICO JUST AFTER 36 H. THE TRACK  
GUIDANCE OVERALL APPEARS TO BE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT, THOUGH WITH  
THE ECMWF ON THE SOUTH END AND GFS ON THE NORTH END OF THE GUIDANCE  
ENVELOPE. THE INITIAL NHC TRACK FORECAST SPLITS THE DIFFERENCE AND  
IS QUITE CLOSE TO THE LATEST TVCN AND HCCA CONSENSUS AIDS.  
 
THE DEPRESSION'S WIND FIELD IS STILL SOMEWHAT BROAD AND IN THE  
FORMATIVE STAGES. IN ADDITION, THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE NOT  
IDEAL, WITH SOME 20-25 KT OF WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR  
DIAGNOSED BY SHIPS GUIDANCE THAT SHOULD PREVENT MORE ROBUST  
INTENSIFICATION OF THIS CYCLONE. ON THE OTHER HAND, SEA-SURFACE  
TEMPERATURES ARE FAIRLY WARM (28-29 C) AND THERE IS AMPLE MID-LEVEL  
MOISTURE TO SUSTAIN THE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. THUS, SOME SLOW  
INTENSIFICATION SEEMS LIKELY, AND THE INTENSITY FORECAST SHOWS THE  
DEPRESSION BECOMING A TROPICAL STORM BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL IN  
MEXICO. HOWEVER, ONCE INLAND AFTER 36 H, THE SYSTEM SHOULD QUICKLY  
WEAKEN AND DISSIPATE BY THE EARLY PORTION OF NEXT WEEK OVER THE  
RUGGED HIGH TERRAIN OF CENTRAL MEXICO. THIS INTENSITY FORECAST IS  
LARGELY IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE CONSENSUS AID HCCA AND THE MOST  
RECENT HWRF HURRICANE-REGIONAL MODEL RUN.  
 
GIVEN THE FORECAST FOR THE DEPRESSION TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM  
BEFORE LANDFALL, THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL  
STORM WARNING FOR A PORTION OF THEIR EASTERN GULF COASTLINE.  
 
KEY MESSAGES:  
 
1. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY FOR PORTIONS OF  
THE GULF COAST OF MEXICO WHERE A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN  
EFFECT.  
 
2. HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO WILL  
IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN MEXICO. THIS RAINFALL MAY PRODUCE  
ISOLATED FLASH AND URBAN FLOODING.  
 
 
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS  
 
INIT 28/2100Z 19.3N 94.2W 25 KT 30 MPH  
12H 29/0600Z 19.7N 95.1W 30 KT 35 MPH  
24H 29/1800Z 20.8N 96.1W 35 KT 40 MPH  
36H 30/0600Z 21.9N 97.7W 35 KT 40 MPH  
48H 30/1800Z 22.1N 98.7W 20 KT 25 MPH...POST-TROP/INLAND  
60H 01/0600Z...DISSIPATED  
 

 
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