TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE
Tropical Depression Three Discussion Number 1
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL032023
1100 AM AST Mon Jun 19 2023
Satellite images indicate that the tropical wave over the central
Atlantic has become better organized this morning. GOES-16 1-min
visible imagery shows that the center has become well defined near
a developing central dense overcast with prominent convective
banding in the northern semicircle. The initial intensity is set to
30 kt, based on Dvorak estimates from SAB and TAFB, and recent
satellite trends indicate this system is close to tropical-storm
status.
The initial motion estimate is 275/18 kt, a bit uncertain because
the center has just recently become trackable. A large ridge of
high pressure over the central Atlantic Ocean is forecast to cause
the depression to move westward over the next several days. As the
system nears the Lesser Antilles late this week, the ridge should
weaken, causing the system to move more toward the west-northwest.
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