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...SUNDAY MAY 23 2021 1:01 AM EDT...
Subtropical Storm Ana develops a persisting small core of stronger thunderstorm activity...this special update is to increase the intensity forecast over my previous full update on the Atlantic tropics to indicate the possibility of Ana strengthening further in the next 12 hours. This development could be due to Ana mixing out the dry air that previously prevented it from taking advantage of the de-stabilizing cold upper air temps. I have also nudged the forecast points slightly north and east due to the current position and heading seen in satellite animation.
In this forecast...I have not indicated Ana transitioning to fully tropical status as I am uncertain if the current bout of thunderstorms will last long enough to generate warm core upper outflow...but it wouldn’t surprise me if Ana did so as we have seen other examples of storms gain full tropical status above similar low-20 deg C water temps and cold upper air temps (200 mb heights below 1200 dekameters). It also wouldn’t surprise me if Ana’s actual peak strength ends up being a margin higher or lower than what I forecasted below as small storms such as Ana are notorious for rapid intensity fluctuations (it only takes a small change in central pressure to notably change the pressure gradient between the center and outer edge of the storm...and hence the wind speed...since the distance between the center and outer edge is so small).
For Bermuda...expect any coastal sea swells being generated by Ana to gradually subside as the storm continues pulling away to the east-northeast.
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0 Hr Position (0000Z May 23)...45 mph maximum sustained wind subtropical storm centered northeast of Bermuda at 35N-61.4W
IOH 12 Hr Forecast (1200Z May 23)...60 mph maximum sustained wind subtropical storm centered at 36N-60W
IOH 36 Hr Forecast (1200Z May 24)...Absorbed by cold front near 37N-55W