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TROPICAL DEPRESSION EDOUARD DISCUSSION NUMBER  10
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL052008
500 PM EDT TUE AUG 05 2008
 
THE ORGANIZATION OF EDOUARD...AS DEPICTED BY SATELLITE AND RADAR
IMAGERY...HAS BEEN DEGENERATING THIS AFTERNOON.  SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS AND DOPPLER RADAR DATA SUGGESTS THAT SURFACE WINDS
HAVE FALLEN BELOW 35 KT...AND EDOUARD IS DOWNGRADED TO A DEPRESSION
WITH THIS ADVISORY.  CONTINUED WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AS THE CYCLONE
PUSHES FARTHER INLAND.
 
THE INITIAL MOTION IS 300/8.  THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF A MID-LEVEL RIDGE UNTIL THE
CIRCULATION DISSIPATES IN A DAY OR SO.
 
 
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
 
INITIAL      05/2100Z 30.2N  95.2W    30 KT...INLAND
 12HR VT     06/0600Z 30.9N  96.7W    25 KT...INLAND
 24HR VT     06/1800Z 32.0N  99.0W    20 KT...REMNANT LOW
 36HR VT     07/0600Z...DISSIPATED
 
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FORECASTER FRANKLIN