Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook

000
ABNT20 KNHC 131717
TWOAT

Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 PM EDT Mon Oct 13 2025

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America:

Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical
Storm Lorenzo, located in the central tropical Atlantic.

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days.

&&
Public Advisories on Tropical Storm Lorenzo are issued under WMO
header WTNT31 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCPAT1.
Forecast/Advisories on Tropical Storm Lorenzo are issued under WMO
header WTNT21 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCMAT1.

$$
Forecaster Cangialosi

Summary for Tropical Storm Lorenzo (AT2/AL122025)

...LORENZO REMAINS POORLY ORGANIZED OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC... As of 5:00 PM AST Mon Oct 13 the center of Lorenzo was located near 15.2, -41.7 with movement NW at 12 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1002 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 50 mph.

Tropical Storm Lorenzo Public Advisory Number 3

Issued at 500 PM AST Mon Oct 13 2025 
141 
WTNT32 KNHC 132035
TCPAT2
 
BULLETIN
Tropical Storm Lorenzo Advisory Number   3
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL122025
500 PM AST Mon Oct 13 2025
 
...LORENZO REMAINS POORLY ORGANIZED OVER THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...15.2N 41.7W
ABOUT 1180 MI...1895 KM W OF THE CABO VERDE ISLANDS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB...29.59 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
----------------------
At 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Lorenzo was 
located near latitude 15.2 North, longitude 41.7 West. Lorenzo is 
moving toward the northwest near 12 mph (19 km/h) and this motion is 
expected through Tuesday, followed by a turn to the north Tuesday 
night.  A northeastward motion is expected on Wednesday.
 
Maximum sustained winds remain near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher 
gusts. Little change in strength is forecast during the next day 
or so, but some gradual intensification is possible later in the 
week.
 
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 160 miles (260 km)
from the center.
 
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1002 mb (29.59 inches).
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
----------------------
None.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
-------------
Next complete advisory at 1100 PM AST.
 
$$
Forecaster Cangialosi

Tropical Storm Lorenzo Forecast Advisory Number 3

Issued at 2100 UTC MON OCT 13 2025 
000
WTNT22 KNHC 132034
TCMAT2
 
TROPICAL STORM LORENZO FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL122025
2100 UTC MON OCT 13 2025
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 15.2N  41.7W AT 13/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  30 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 305 DEGREES AT  10 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1002 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  45 KT WITH GUSTS TO  55 KT.
34 KT.......140NE 130SE   0SW  90NW.
4 M SEAS....120NE 150SE  30SW  90NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
 
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 15.2N  41.7W AT 13/2100Z
AT 13/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 14.8N  41.3W
 
FORECAST VALID 14/0600Z 16.2N  43.1W
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT...120NE 100SE   0SW  70NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 14/1800Z 17.8N  44.3W
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT...100NE  80SE   0SW  60NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 15/0600Z 20.0N  44.7W
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT... 80NE  50SE  30SW  40NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 15/1800Z 22.6N  43.6W
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT... 60NE  40SE  30SW  40NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 16/0600Z 25.3N  41.6W
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT... 20NE  20SE   0SW   0NW.
34 KT... 50NE  40SE  30SW  40NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 16/1800Z 28.2N  38.3W
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT... 20NE  20SE  20SW   0NW.
34 KT... 50NE  50SE  40SW  40NW.
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 125 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 175 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 15 KT EACH DAY
 
OUTLOOK VALID 17/1800Z 31.4N  31.4W
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT...  0NE  25SE   0SW   0NW.
34 KT... 40NE  50SE  50SW  40NW.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 18/1800Z 30.1N  29.2W
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT... 40NE  50SE  50SW  30NW.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 15.2N  41.7W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 14/0300Z
 
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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI

Tropical Storm Lorenzo Forecast Discussion Number 3

Issued at 500 PM AST Mon Oct 13 2025 
001 
WTNT42 KNHC 132035
TCDAT2
 
Tropical Storm Lorenzo Discussion Number   3
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL122025
500 PM AST Mon Oct 13 2025
 
A mid- to upper-level low to the west of Lorenzo is producing strong 
west-southwesterly shear, causing the low-level center to be mostly 
exposed to the west of the main area of deep convection.  The 
initial intensity is held at 45 kt based on the earlier ASCAT data 
and a T3.0 Dvorak classification from TAFB.  The scatterometer data 
is also the basis for the initial 34-kt wind radii, which shows the 
tropical-storm-force winds mostly limited to the eastern half of the 
storm.
 
Lorenzo is moving northwestward at 10 kt, and that motion should 
continue for about another day.  However, by late Tuesday, a turn to 
the north is forecast as a weakness develops in the subtropical 
ridge over the central Atlantic.  The storm is then expected to turn 
northeastward later in the week as a large-scale mid- to upper-level 
trough approaches from the west.  Most of the models show this 
trough cutting off, causing Lorenzo to slow down and turn eastward 
or southeastward over the weekend.  The NHC track forecast is 
generally similar to the previous one and on the right side of the 
guidance envelope, in best agreement with HCCA. Regardless of the 
details, Lorenzo is not expected to be near land during the next 
several days.
 
The strong shear over Lorenzo is likely to let up during the next 
few days, but the models also show some dry air entraining into the 
circulation.  In fact, some of the global models show Lorenzo 
remaining lopsided and even opening up into a trough.  The NHC 
intensity forecast shows some strengthening, but this is of low 
confidence as there is some possibility that Lorenzo succumbs to 
the unfavorable environmental conditions.  This prediction is a 
little lower than the previous one, but remains near the high end 
of the model guidance.
 
 
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
 
INIT  13/2100Z 15.2N  41.7W   45 KT  50 MPH
 12H  14/0600Z 16.2N  43.1W   45 KT  50 MPH
 24H  14/1800Z 17.8N  44.3W   45 KT  50 MPH
 36H  15/0600Z 20.0N  44.7W   45 KT  50 MPH
 48H  15/1800Z 22.6N  43.6W   45 KT  50 MPH
 60H  16/0600Z 25.3N  41.6W   50 KT  60 MPH
 72H  16/1800Z 28.2N  38.3W   55 KT  65 MPH
 96H  17/1800Z 31.4N  31.4W   50 KT  60 MPH
120H  18/1800Z 30.1N  29.2W   45 KT  50 MPH
 
$$
Forecaster Cangialosi

Tropical Storm Lorenzo Wind Speed Probabilities Number 3

Issued at 2100 UTC MON OCT 13 2025 
000
FONT12 KNHC 132035
PWSAT2
                                                                    
TROPICAL STORM LORENZO WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES NUMBER   3          
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL122025               
2100 UTC MON OCT 13 2025                                            
                                                                    
AT 2100Z THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM LORENZO WAS LOCATED NEAR      
LATITUDE 15.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 41.7 WEST WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED    
WINDS NEAR 45 KTS...50 MPH...85 KM/H.                               
                                                                    
Z INDICATES COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME (GREENWICH)                  
   ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME (AST)...SUBTRACT 4 HOURS FROM Z TIME      
   EASTERN  DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT)...SUBTRACT 4 HOURS FROM Z TIME      
   CENTRAL  DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT)...SUBTRACT 5 HOURS FROM Z TIME      
                                                                    
WIND SPEED PROBABILITY TABLE FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS                 
                                                                    
CHANCES OF SUSTAINED (1-MINUTE AVERAGE) WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST     
   ...34 KT (39 MPH... 63 KM/H)...                                  
   ...50 KT (58 MPH... 93 KM/H)...                                  
   ...64 KT (74 MPH...119 KM/H)...                                  
FOR LOCATIONS AND TIME PERIODS DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS               
                                                                    
PROBABILITIES FOR LOCATIONS ARE GIVEN AS OP(CP) WHERE               
    OP  IS THE PROBABILITY OF THE EVENT BEGINNING DURING            
        AN INDIVIDUAL TIME PERIOD (ONSET PROBABILITY)               
   (CP) IS THE PROBABILITY OF THE EVENT OCCURRING BETWEEN           
        18Z MON AND THE FORECAST HOUR (CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY)      
                                                                    
PROBABILITIES ARE GIVEN IN PERCENT                                  
X INDICATES PROBABILITIES LESS THAN 1 PERCENT                       
PROBABILITIES FOR 34 KT AND 50 KT ARE SHOWN AT A GIVEN LOCATION WHEN
THE 5-DAY CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY IS AT LEAST 3 PERCENT.             
PROBABILITIES FOR 34...50...64 KT SHOWN WHEN THE 5-DAY              
64-KT CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY IS AT LEAST 1 PERCENT.                 
                                                                    
                                                                    
  - - - - WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS - - - -   
                                                                    
               FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM    FROM 
  TIME       18Z MON 06Z TUE 18Z TUE 06Z WED 18Z WED 18Z THU 18Z FRI
PERIODS         TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO      TO  
             06Z TUE 18Z TUE 06Z WED 18Z WED 18Z THU 18Z FRI 18Z SAT
                                                                    
FORECAST HOUR    (12)   (24)    (36)    (48)    (72)    (96)   (120)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
LOCATION       KT                                                   
                                                                    
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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI

Tropical Storm Lorenzo Graphics


Tropical Storm Lorenzo 5-Day Uncertainty Track Image

5-Day Uncertainty Track last updated Mon, 13 Oct 2025 20:37:27 GMT

Tropical Storm Lorenzo 34-Knot Wind Speed Probabilities
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