ATTC
ATLANTIC TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY
TROPICAL STORM PAULA ADVISORY 15
NWS #WIKI-HURRICANES/HURRICANE CENTER WIKI ATTC18-14
310 UTC FRI 15 OCT 2010
Very sheared Tropical Storm Paula is currently just north of Cuba. Paula is continuing to weaken due to entering very unfavorable contitions of high southerly shear. IR imagery shows the structure of the cyclone is rapidly deteriorating.
Briefing[]
Center location: 23.3N 80.9W
Center confidence: ± 50 nm
Minimum central pressure: 1002 mb
Maximum sustained winds: 40 kts
Convection: Coldest cloud tops near -80°C
Shear: Southerly 15-25 kts
Structure: Curved banding/Becoming frontal
Watches and Warnings[]
Hurricane warning: None
Hurricane watch: None
Tropical Storm warning: Havana to Central Cuba
Tropical Storm watch: Central Cuba
Intensity Forecast[]
Initial - 40 kts
12HR - 35 kts
24HR - 30 kts Post -tropical
36HR - N/A
48HR - N/A
60HR - N/A
72HR - N/A
84HR - N/A
96HR - N/A