797  
WTPZ42 KNHC 010848  
TCDEP2  
 
TROPICAL STORM GIL DISCUSSION NUMBER 5  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP072025  
1100 PM HST THU JUL 31 2025  
 
GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT GIL CONTINUES TO BECOME  
BETTER ORGANIZED UNDERNEATH THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF A CENTRAL DENSE  
OVERCAST THAT CONTAINS A FAIRLY LARGE AREA OF -70 TO -80 DEGREE C  
CLOUD TOPS. GIL IS ALSO DISPLAYING BANDING FEATURES THAT WRAP MOST  
OF THE WAY AROUND THE CYCLONE. THE LATEST SUBJECTIVE DVORAK  
ESTIMATES ARE A CONSENSUS 3.5/55 KT FROM TAFB AND SAB. OBJECTIVE  
NUMBERS FROM UW-CIMSS ARE A BIT LOWER. GIVEN CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT  
IN ORGANIZATION OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS, THE INITIAL INTENSITY HAS  
BEEN SET TO 55 KT, AND THIS MIGHT BE A TAD CONSERVATIVE. ASCAT  
PASSES FROM 0437 AND 0527 UTC WERE HELPFUL IN ANALYZING THE WIND  
FIELD, AND THE DATA INDICATE THAT GIL'S RADIUS OF MAXIMUM WINDS  
(RMW) IS STILL ABOUT 50 N MI.  
 
THE INITIAL MOTION IS WEST-NORTHWESTWARD, OR 300/14 KT. A FAIRLY  
STRONG MID-TROPOSPHERIC RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO PREVAIL TO THE NORTH  
OF GIL FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS, WHICH SHOULD MAINTAIN THE  
WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TRACK, WITH ADDITIONAL ACCELERATION EXPECTED OVER  
THE NEXT 36 H. THE OFFICIAL FORECAST IS VERY NEAR THE PREVIOUS ONE  
AND LIES BETWEEN THE FASTER HCCA AND THE SLOWER TVCE CONSENSUS  
AIDS. BY LATE IN THE FORECAST PERIOD, THE SYSTEM WILL LIKELY TURN  
TO A MORE WESTWARD TRACK FOLLOWING THE LOW-LEVEL FLOW.  
 
GIL SHOULD STRENGTHEN STEADILY OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 24 H AS THE  
VERTICAL WIND SHEAR DECREASES TO THE 0-5 KT RANGE. THE CHANCE OF  
RAPID INTENSIFICATION IS NOT VERY HIGH SINCE THE RMW IS CURRENTLY 50  
N MI, AND THE SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURES THAT GIL IS FORECAST TO  
TRAVERSE ARE FORECAST TO DECREASE QUICKLY, CROSSING THE 26C ISOTHERM  
IN ABOUT 24 H. BEYOND 24 H, WEAKENING IS EXPECTED DUE TO DECREASING  
SSTS. IN ABOUT 60 H, THE WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR IS  
FORECAST TO INCREASE ALONG GIL'S PATH, AND THIS SHOULD CAUSE GIL TO  
LOSE ITS CONVECTION AND BECOME POST-TROPICAL IN ABOUT 3 DAYS, AS  
SHOWN BY THE GFS AND ECMWF SIMULATED SATELLITE SOLUTIONS. THE NHC  
INTENSITY FORECAST IS TOWARD THE HIGH END OF THE INTENSITY GUIDANCE  
DURING THE FIRST 36 H AND DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE GUIDANCE ENVELOPE  
THEREAFTER.  
 
 
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS  
 
INIT 01/0900Z 14.8N 120.1W 55 KT 65 MPH  
12H 01/1800Z 15.8N 122.3W 65 KT 75 MPH  
24H 02/0600Z 17.3N 125.6W 70 KT 80 MPH  
36H 02/1800Z 18.7N 129.0W 65 KT 75 MPH  
48H 03/0600Z 20.1N 132.2W 55 KT 65 MPH  
60H 03/1800Z 21.2N 135.3W 45 KT 50 MPH  
72H 04/0600Z 22.1N 138.1W 35 KT 40 MPH...POST-TROPICAL  
96H 05/0600Z 23.0N 143.3W 30 KT 35 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW  
120H 06/0600Z 23.9N 148.3W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW  
 
 
FORECASTER HAGEN  
 
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