ZCZC MIATCDAT4 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM TROPICAL DEPRESSION NINE DISCUSSION NUMBER 5 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 PM EDT FRI AUG 22 2003 DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE PLANE INDICATE THAT THE DEPRESSION NO LONGER HAS A CLOSED CIRCULATION AND IT HAS DEGENERATED INTO A STRONG TROPICAL WAVE. HOWEVER...THE SYSTEM HAS A VIGOROUS MIDDLE-LEVEL CIRCULATION AND A WELL-DEFINED CLOUD PATTERN ON SATELLITE... SUGGESTING THAT THE SYSTEM COULD REGENERATE AT ANY TIME. IN FACT T-NUMBERS ARE 2.0 AND 2.5 ON THE DVORAK SCALE. DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR REFORMATION...AIR FORCE PLANES WILL CONTINUE MONITORING THE SYSTEM. IF REGENERATION OCCURS...WARNINGS WILL HAVE TO BE REISSUED. THE WAVE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINS OVER HISPANIOLA AND EASTERN CUBA DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. THESE RAINS WILL LIKELY SPREAD OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS THEREAFTER. FORECASTER AVILA/MOLLEDA FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INITIAL 22/2100Z 17.0N 70.0W 25 KT...DISSIPATING 12HR VT 23/0600Z...DISSIPATED NNNN
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