The National Hurricane Center (NHC) forecast Tropical Storm Vance to weaken into a post-tropical remnant low Thursday night and dissipate by Friday morning, with maximum sustained winds expected to fall to 25 knots.
At 11 a.m. ET Thursday, Oct. 29 (15:00 UTC), Vance was near 21.6°N, 108.8°W and moving north at 7 knots. Sustained winds were 35 knots, with gusts reaching 45 knots. Minimum central pressure was 1,004 millibars. The NHC placed the location uncertainty at 20 nautical miles.
At 8 p.m. ET Thursday (00:00 UTC Friday), the advisory projects Vance will have maximum sustained winds of 25 knots and gusts of 35 knots as it becomes a post-tropical remnant low. Dissipation is forecast by 8 a.m. ET Friday, Oct. 30 (12:00 UTC). At 11 a.m. ET Thursday, 34-knot winds extended up to 80 nautical miles from the center in the northeast and southeast quadrants, with none in the southwest or northwest quadrants.
The latest advisory updates the timeline in EconoTimes' earlier report on Vance's expected remnant-low phase. The NHC scheduled its next advisory for 5 p.m. ET Thursday (21:00 UTC).
