ZCZC MIATCDAT1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALEX DISCUSSION NUMBER 26 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 AM EDT SUN AUG 02 1998 PERSISTENT SHEARING FROM SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWERLY UPPER-LEVEL WINDS HAS TAKEN ITS TOLL ON ALEX...ESSENTIALLY DISSIPATING IT. REPORTS FROM A HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE SHOW THAT THE SYSTEM NO LONGER HAS A CLOSED CIRCULATION. THEREFORE...THIS IS THE LAST ADVISORY UNLESS REGENERATION OCCURS. PASCH FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INITIAL 02/2100Z...DISSIPATED NNNN