FLORIDA
STORMS
Tropical Storm Wanda
LOCATED
535 MI W OF THE AZORES
WINDS
40 MPH
PRESSURE
1003 MB
MOVING
NE AT 14 MPH
From the National Hurricane Center at 300 AM GMT Sun Nov 07 2021
Wanda accelerating northeastward.
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.

There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.

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At 300 AM GMT (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Wanda was located near latitude 37.8 North, longitude 36.8 West. Wanda is moving toward the northeast near 14 mph (22 km/h), and the storm is expected to continue accelerating northeastward through Monday. Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Little change in strength is expected during the next day or so. Wanda is forecast to merge with a frontal system tonight and dissipate by late Monday. Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from the center in the southeastern quadrant. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1003 mb (29.62 inches).

At 300 AM GMT (0300 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Wanda was located near latitude 37.8 North, longitude 36.8 West. Wanda is moving toward the northeast near 14 mph (22 km/h), and the storm is expected to continue accelerating northeastward through Monday. Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher gusts. Little change in strength is expected during the next day or so. Wanda is forecast to merge with a frontal system tonight and dissipate by late Monday. Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from the center in the southeastern quadrant. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1003 mb (29.62 inches).

Wanda has continued to weaken tonight. Only small bursts of convection have occurred during the past several hours, and Wanda's low-level center is starting to move away from the ongoing convection in its southeastern quadrant. A 2220 UTC ASCAT-A pass revealed a small area of 30-kt winds in this portion of the cyclone, but the infrared cloud top temperatures have cooled in this area since that data was collected. The initial intensity is lowered to 35 kt for this advisory, which lies on the higher end of the most recent satellite estimates.

Wanda is beginning to move faster toward the northeast, and its initial motion is estimated to be 050/12 kt. The cyclone will continue to accelerate northeastward over the next day or so within the strengthening, deep-layer southwesterly flow associated with a deepening mid-latitude low pressure system over the northern Atlantic. The track guidance remains tightly clustered, and the latest NHC track forecast is virtually unchanged from the previous advisory.

Environmental conditions are forecast to become increasingly unfavorable for any further tropical development of Wanda. As the cyclone races northeastward, it will encounter decreasing SSTs and increasing deep-layer southerly shear within a dry mid-level environment. Thus, Wanda's convective structure is unlikely to improve over the next 24 h. The intensity guidance suggests the peak winds could increase slightly later today, but this is most likely a product of the system's increasing forward speed and its merger with an approaching front. Thus, the official NHC intensity forecast has been lowered from the previous one. Wanda is still forecast to merge with the front and become extratropical tonight, then dissipate over the northeastern Atlantic on Monday.

Wanda has continued to weaken tonight. Only small bursts of convection have occurred during the past several hours, and Wanda's low-level center is starting to move away from the ongoing convection in its southeastern quadrant. A 2220 UTC ASCAT-A pass revealed a small area of 30-kt winds in this portion of the cyclone, but the infrared cloud top temperatures have cooled in this area since that data was collected. The initial intensity is lowered to 35 kt for this advisory, which lies on the higher end of the most recent satellite estimates.

Wanda is beginning to move faster toward the northeast, and its initial motion is estimated to be 050/12 kt. The cyclone will continue to accelerate northeastward over the next day or so within the strengthening, deep-layer southwesterly flow associated with a deepening mid-latitude low pressure system over the northern Atlantic. The track guidance remains tightly clustered, and the latest NHC track forecast is virtually unchanged from the previous advisory.

Environmental conditions are forecast to become increasingly unfavorable for any further tropical development of Wanda. As the cyclone races northeastward, it will encounter decreasing SSTs and increasing deep-layer southerly shear within a dry mid-level environment. Thus, Wanda's convective structure is unlikely to improve over the next 24 h. The intensity guidance suggests the peak winds could increase slightly later today, but this is most likely a product of the system's increasing forward speed and its merger with an approaching front. Thus, the official NHC intensity forecast has been lowered from the previous one. Wanda is still forecast to merge with the front and become extratropical tonight, then dissipate over the northeastern Atlantic on Monday.

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