001  
WTPZ41 KNHC 300233  
TCDEP1  
 
TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE DISCUSSION NUMBER 4  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP062025  
900 PM CST SUN JUN 29 2025  
 
FLOSSIE IS HOLDING STEADY AS A BROAD TROPICAL STORM. NEW BURSTS OF  
DEEP CONVECTION ARE FORMING IN THE SOUTHERN SEMICIRCLE WITH CLOUD  
TOP TEMPERATURES NEAR -80 DEGREES C. EARLIER MICROWAVE IMAGERY  
SHOWED THE CIRCULATION OPEN TO THE EAST, INDICATING A POSSIBLE DRY  
AIR INTRUSION. SUBJECTIVE AND OBJECTIVE SATELLITE INTENSITY  
ESTIMATES RANGE BETWEEN 31 TO 45 KT, WITH THE MAJORITY NEAR 35 KT.  
THEREFORE, THE INTENSITY IS HELD AT 35 KT FOR THIS ADVISORY.  
 
THE TROPICAL STORM IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN DURING THE NEXT COUPLE  
OF DAYS. WARM WATERS, LOW VERTICAL WIND SHEAR, AND ABUNDANT  
MID-LEVEL MOISTURE SHOULD ALLOW FOR FLOSSIE TO STRENGTHEN. RAPID  
INTENSIFICATION INDICES ARE RELATIVELY HIGH COMPARED TO CLIMATOLOGY,  
AND THE OFFICIAL NHC FORECAST SHOWS PERIODS OF STEADY-TO-RAPID  
INTENSIFICATION IN THE NEXT TWO DAYS. HOWEVER, THE FORECAST LIES ON  
THE HIGH END OF THE INTENSITY GUIDANCE ENVELOPE. BEYOND THE PEAK AT  
48 H, FLOSSIE SHOULD GRADUALLY ENCOUNTER A DRY AND STABLE AIRMASS  
AND CROSS OVER COOLING WATERS WHICH WILL LEAD TO STEADY WEAKENING.  
 
THE CURRENT MOTION IS WESTWARD-NORTHWESTWARD AT 295/7 KT. FLOSSIE IS  
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWESTWARD WITH A TURN TOWARDS THE  
NORTHWEST ANTICIPATED SOON AROUND THE WESTERN EDGE OF A SUBTROPICAL  
RIDGE. THE TRACK GUIDANCE ENVELOPE SHIFTED NOTICEABLY WESTWARD.  
THE LATEST TRACK FORECAST SHIFTED TO THE LEFT OF THE PREVIOUS  
ADVISORY, AND LIES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENVELOPE, CLOSEST TO THE  
HCCA CORRECTED CONSENSUS AID.  
 
RESIDENTS OF MEXICO SHOULD STAY UPDATED ON THE LATEST FORECAST. A  
SHIFT IN TRACK TO THE RIGHT OF THE OFFICIAL FORECAST COULD BRING  
MORE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO THE COAST OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO.  
 
KEY MESSAGES:  
 
1. THE OUTER BANDS OF TROPICAL STORM FLOSSIE MAY BRING LOCALLY HEAVY  
RAINFALL TO THE MEXICAN STATES OF OAXACA, GUERRERO, MICHOACáN,  
COLIMA, AND JALISCO THROUGH EARLY THIS WEEK. LIFE-THREATENING  
FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE, PARTICULARLY IN AREAS OF STEEP  
TERRAIN.  
 
2. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO, AND  
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS COULD BE REQUIRED ON MONDAY FOR A PORTION  
OF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN MEXICO.  
 
 
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS  
 
INIT 30/0300Z 14.0N 101.0W 35 KT 40 MPH  
12H 30/1200Z 14.8N 102.0W 45 KT 50 MPH  
24H 01/0000Z 16.0N 103.6W 60 KT 70 MPH  
36H 01/1200Z 17.2N 105.4W 75 KT 85 MPH  
48H 02/0000Z 18.1N 106.9W 85 KT 100 MPH  
60H 02/1200Z 19.1N 108.2W 80 KT 90 MPH  
72H 03/0000Z 20.0N 109.3W 70 KT 80 MPH  
96H 04/0000Z 22.0N 111.3W 50 KT 60 MPH  
120H 05/0000Z 24.0N 113.7W 30 KT 35 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW  
 

 
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