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TROPICAL STORM GRACE DISCUSSION NUMBER   5
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL092009
1100 PM AST MON OCT 05 2009

GRACE HAS MERGED WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY OVER THE FAR NORTHEASTERN
ATLANTIC WITHIN THE PAST HOUR OR SO AND THIS WILL BE THE LAST
ADVISORY ON THIS SYSTEM.  

AN EARLIER QUIKSCAT PASS AT 2026 UTC...PRIOR TO INTERACTION WITH THE
FRONT...SHOWED A FEW 40-45 KT WIND VECTORS TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE
CENTER.  THE REMNANTS OF GRACE WILL LIKELY PRODUCE A DECREASING AREA
OF GALE FORCE WINDS AS THEY MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.  THE PREVIOUSLY ESTIMATED
MINIMUM PRESSURE MAY HAVE BEEN A FEW MILLIBARS TOO HIGH...AS A
RECENT SHIP OBSERVATION NEAR THE CENTER REPORTED 986.6 MB.  

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REMNANTS OF GRACE CAN BE FOUND IN HIGH
SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE
UNDER WMO HEADER WONT54 EGRR.

FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INITIAL      06/0300Z 49.7N  13.4W   45 KT
 12HR VT     06/1200Z...ABSORBED BY FRONT

$$
FORECASTER BROWN



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