27 Oct 2021 | 0000 UTC | 02M/GLORIA - ADVISORY 2
...GLORIA CONTINUES WITH LITTLE CHANGE...
Current location: 34.4°N, 17.9°E
Maximum sustained winds: 30 kt/35 mph
Minimum central pressure: 1005 mbar
Moving: E 4kt...5 MPH...10 kph
FORECAST DISCUSSION:
Since the last forecast, Gloria has continued to drift slowly to the east; however, it is expected to turn toward the west or west-northwest soon. The models continue to insist upon a Sicily landfall, though uncertainty remains for Gloria's track afterwards. The GFS and CMC have come into agreement on a slower track to landfall, followed by a slow and erratic motion near or over Sicily. The Euro agrees but is faster to landfall. Therefore, the most likely outcome is dissipation over Sicily through land interaction. The GFS and Euro now agree that Gloria or Gloria's remnant low will return to the Ionian Sea and dissipate while tracking southeast, and the track forecast has been adjusted accordingly. Conditions are expected to become more favorable for intensification over the next few days, and the intensity forecast has been raised slightly, following the GFS output. If landfall occurs sooner, Gloria's peak will be lower.
CURRENT CONDITIONS:
Gloria has a well developed and tight low level circulation and sustained convection in the NE quadrant. The LLCC is fully exposed, with a significant blob of convection displaced to the east-northeast in a classic shear pattern. There has been no improvement to the convective structure; therefore, in the absence of new data, the winds and pressure are assessed to be the same as at 18z. This assessment could be conservative. Interests in Sicily, the southern Italian peninsula, and Malta should be prepared for periods of high wind and heavy rain over the forecast period.
INIT 27/0000Z 34.4N 17.9E 30 KT 35 MPH
12H 27/1200Z 34.6N, 17.3E 30 KT 35 MPH
24H 28/0000Z 35N, 16.5E 35 KT 40 MPH
36H 28/1200Z 35.5N, 15.3E 40 KT 45 MPH
48H 29/0000Z 36.1N, 15.6E 40 KT 45 MPH
60H 29/1200Z 37.2N, 15.5E 45 KT 50 MPH...NEAR THE COAST OF SICILY
72H 30/0000Z 37.3N, 14.9E 30 KT 35 MPH...OVER LAND
96H 31/0000Z 36.6 N, 16.1E 20 KT 25 MPH...REMNANT LOW
