102  
WTPZ42 KNHC 011439  
TCDEP2  
 
TROPICAL STORM GIL DISCUSSION NUMBER 6  
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP072025  
500 AM HST FRI AUG 01 2025  
 
DEEP CONVECTION IN THE STORM CONTINUES TO PULSE, THOUGH IT IS MOSTLY  
CONCENTRATED IN THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN QUADRANTS. AN AMSR2 PASS  
FROM 0927 UTC SHOWED A LARGE CURVED BAND WRAPPING AROUND MUCH OF THE  
CIRCULATION. SUBJECTIVE SATELLITE ESTIMATES FROM TAFB AND SAB BOTH  
GAVE GIL A T3.5/55 KT. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS HELD AT 55 KT FOR  
THIS CYCLE BASED ON THESE ESTIMATES. AN ASCAT PASS OVER THE STORM  
IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY WHICH SHOULD HELP UPDATE THE WIND RADII  
ESTIMATES.  
 
GIL IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT ABOUT 14 KT ALONG THE SOUTHERN  
SIDE OF A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO ITS NORTH. THIS GENERAL MOTION  
SHOULD CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. BY THE END OF THE FORECAST  
PERIOD, THE WEAKENED STORM SHOULD TURN MORE WESTWARD IN THE  
LOW-LEVEL FLOW. MINOR ADJUSTMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE LATEST  
TRACK FORECAST WHICH LIES SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF THE PREVIOUS PREDICTION.  
 
GIL ONLY HAS A SHORT WINDOW OF ABOUT 12 H TO STRENGTHEN.  
THEREAFTER, THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO CROSS OVER COOLER SEA SURFACE  
TEMPERATURES. BY DAY 2, THE VERTICAL WIND SHEAR IS EXPECTED TO  
INCREASE ACCOMPANIED BY FALLING MID-LEVEL HUMIDITIES. THESE FACTORS  
WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THE CYCLONE, WHICH IS NOW EXPECTED TO BECOME  
POST-TROPICAL BY 60 H. THE LATEST NHC INTENSITY FORECAST STILL  
EXPECTS GIL TO STRENGTHEN INTO A HURRICANE LATER TODAY, HOWEVER THIS  
PREDICTION LIES ON THE HIGH END OF THE MODEL GUIDANCE.  
 
 
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS  
 
INIT 01/1500Z 15.3N 121.5W 55 KT 65 MPH  
12H 02/0000Z 16.1N 123.9W 65 KT 75 MPH  
24H 02/1200Z 17.6N 127.1W 65 KT 75 MPH  
36H 03/0000Z 19.0N 130.3W 60 KT 70 MPH  
48H 03/1200Z 20.3N 133.6W 50 KT 60 MPH  
60H 04/0000Z 21.4N 136.4W 40 KT 45 MPH...POST-TROPICAL  
72H 04/1200Z 22.1N 139.0W 35 KT 40 MPH...POST-TROPICAL  
96H 05/1200Z 23.0N 144.0W 30 KT 35 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW  
120H 06/1200Z 23.8N 149.0W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW  
 

 
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