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TROPICAL DEPRESSION LILI ADVISORY NUMBER  21
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM AST THU SEP 26 2002
 
...LILI DISSIPATING...

AFTER EXTENSIVELY INVESTIGATING LILI...AN AIR FORCE RESERVE 
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT DETERMINED THAT LILI HAS DEGENERATED INTO 
A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITHOUT A WELL-DEFINED CIRCULATION 
CENTER.

AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...ALL TROPICAL STORM WATCHES ARE DISCONTINUED.
HOWEVER...INTERESTS IN JAMAICA AND ALONG THE SOUTHERN COAST OF HAITI
SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE REMNANTS OF LILI SINCE THERE IS A GOOD
POSSIBILITY THAT LILI COULD RE-DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL STORM.
 
AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE REMNANTS OF LILI WERE LOCATED ROUGHLY
NEAR LATITUDE 15.2 NORTH...  LONGITUDE 72.5 WEST OR ABOUT 280
MILES...450 KM...SOUTHWEST OF SANTO DOMINGO.

THE REMNANTS OF LILI ARE MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12
MPH ...19 KM/HR...AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THIS TRACK FOR THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  EVEN THOUGH LILI IS NO LONGER A TROPICAL CYCLONE...ITS 
REMNANTS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WINDS TO NEAR TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE.  ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS MAY BECOME MORE FAVORABLE FOR 
DEVELOPMENT AND LILI COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OR STORM 
AGAIN TOMORROW OR SATURDAY.  
 
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 
1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...15.2 N... 72.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 35 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
THIS WILL BE THE LAST ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER ON LILI UNLESS REGENERATION OCCURS.  FUTURE INFORMATION ON
THE REMNANTS OF LILI CAN BE FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO
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FORECASTER FRANKLIN
 
 
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