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ZCZC MIATCDEP2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM HURRICANE BEATRIZ DISCUSSION NUMBER 10 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 8 AM PDT SUN JUL 11 1999 THE INITIAL MOTION ESTIMATE IS 270/13. ALL OF THE GUIDANCE SHOWS A MOSTLY WESTWARD MOTION CONTINUING. THE GFDL...NOGAPS AND UKMET SHOW A WEST NORTHWESTWARD TRACK WHILE THE REST ARE DUE WESTWARD. THIS SLIGHTLY MORE NORTHWARD GUIDANCE IS PROBABLY DUE TO A MID LEVEL WEAKNESS TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST OF BETRIZ AS SEEN IN THE 06Z AVIATION MODEL 500 MB FORECAST. THE OFFICIAL FORECAST TRACK IS SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS ADVISORY. SATELLITE INTENSITY ESTIMATES ARE NOW AT OR ABOVE HURRICANE FORCE FROM TAFB...SAB AND KGWC AND MAX WINDS ARE INCREASED TO 65 KNOTS. THE FIRST VISIBLE IMAGERY SHOWS A RATHER SYMMETRIC CDO PATTERN BUT NO EYE YET. THE OFFICIAL WIND FORECAST IS THE SAME AS THE PREVIOUS ADVISORY. FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INITIAL 11/1500Z 14.4N 115.0W 65 KTS 12HR VT 12/0000Z 14.5N 117.0W 75 KTS 24HR VT 12/1200Z 14.7N 119.7W 75 KTS 36HR VT 13/0000Z 15.3N 122.0W 75 KTS 48HR VT 13/1200Z 15.8N 124.0W 70 KTS 72HR VT 14/1200Z 16.7N 127.0W 65 KTS NNNN