1830 UTC 10/27/2005 TROPICAL STORM BETA SPECIAL FORECAST #3 

This is an independent product 

Beta has been becoming much more organized this afternoon. Satellite estimates indicate 
that the initial intensity is 50 KT. Convection has been firing and concentrating near 
the center and persisisting this afternoon. The reason for this special forecast is to note this intensification and to increase the intensity forecast. 
Due to the favorable atomospheric and oceanic conditions and the impressive organization we 
now expect Beta to become huricane in the next 12 hours and a major hurricane before landfall. 

The track reasoning has been unchanged and this track forecast is an extension of the previous one. 

Initial: 11.6N 81.4W 50KT 
12 Hour: 11.9N 81.6W 65KT 
24 Hour: 12.4N 81.8W 80KT
36 Hour: 12.6N 82.4W 90KT
48 Hour: 12.7N 83.3W 100KT
72 Hour: 12.8N 85.2W 30KT (inland) 

Next Forecast: 0300 UTC