ZCZC MIATCDEP1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM TROPICAL STORM ENRIQUE DISCUSSION NUMBER 11 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP062015 800 PM PDT TUE JUL 14 2015 Enrique has not changed much during the last several hours. The cyclone is maintaining a small central dense overcast and rain bands over the northern portion of the circulation. The initial intensity is held at 45 kt, in agreement with the latest Dvorak classifications from TAFB, SAB, and UW-CIMSS ADT. Enrique is headed for cooler water, and it should have crossed the 26 C isotherm by Wednesday morning. These cool waters combined with an increasingly more stable air mass and southwesterly shear should cause steady weakening. Enrique will likely become a remnant low in 2 to 3 days. The intensity models are in good agreement, and this forecast is close to the intensity model consensus. The storm continues moving west-northwestward at about 8 kt. This motion is expected to continue during the next couple of days while the system remains steered by a narrow mid-level ridge. After that time, the cyclone is forecast to decelerate and then drift southward when the steering currents collapse as Hurricane Dolores approaches from the east. This track forecast is similar to the previous one and is close to the middle of the guidance envelope. The 34-kt wind radii have been adjusted inward based on an ASCAT pass from earlier today. FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INIT 15/0300Z 18.7N 131.2W 45 KT 50 MPH 12H 15/1200Z 19.2N 132.3W 45 KT 50 MPH 24H 16/0000Z 19.8N 133.6W 40 KT 45 MPH 36H 16/1200Z 20.4N 134.8W 35 KT 40 MPH 48H 17/0000Z 20.9N 135.8W 30 KT 35 MPH 72H 18/0000Z 21.0N 136.8W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW 96H 19/0000Z 20.5N 136.8W 20 KT 25 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW 120H 20/0000Z 20.2N 136.7W 20 KT 25 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW $$ Forecaster Cangialosi NNNN