ZCZC MIATCDEP3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM TROPICAL STORM MARIE DISCUSSION NUMBER 24 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP132014 200 PM PDT WED AUG 27 2014 The satellite presentation of Marie continues to degrade with convection now confined to the southeastern portion of the circulation. The center has also become partially exposed. Subjective and objective Dvorak T- and CI- numbers continue to decrease, and the initial wind speed is reduced to 55 kt. This is also supported by a recent partial ASCAT pass that showed winds to 50 kt over the northern portion of the circulation. The cyclone is expected to continue weakening while it moves over sea surface temperatures of 22 to 23 degrees Celsius, and into a more stable environment during the next couple of days. Marie should become a post-tropical cyclone by late Thursday. The tropical storm is moving west-northwestward at about 13 kt. A west-northwestward to northwestward motion is forecast to continue during the next 2 to 3 days while the cyclone is steered around the western side of a mid-level high off the coast of the northern Baja California peninsula. After Marie becomes a shallow system, it should turn westward or west-southwestward in low-level northeasterly flow. The new NHC track is essentially an update of the previous advisory. Very large southerly swells continue to affect much of the west coast of the Baja California peninsula and the coast of southern California. These swells are expected to persist for another day or so and are likely to produce life-threatening surf and rip currents, as well as minor coastal flooding around the time of high tide. FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INIT 27/2100Z 23.1N 125.0W 55 KT 65 MPH 12H 28/0600Z 24.1N 127.0W 45 KT 50 MPH 24H 28/1800Z 25.8N 129.5W 35 KT 40 MPH 36H 29/0600Z 27.6N 131.7W 30 KT 35 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW 48H 29/1800Z 29.0N 133.1W 30 KT 35 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW 72H 30/1800Z 30.0N 135.0W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW 96H 31/1800Z 30.0N 137.0W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW 120H 01/1800Z 29.5N 138.5W 20 KT 25 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW $$ Forecaster Brown NNNN