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Tropical Storm ODETTE (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM ODETTE DISCUSSION NUMBER  13
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
10 AM EST SUN DEC 07 2003
 
SATELLITE IMAGES AND DATA FROM A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE INDICATE THAT
ODETTE IS RAPIDLY MERGING WITH A COLD FRONT. THE PLANE DID NOT FIND
A CLOSED CIRCULATION BUT THERE WAS STILL AN AREA OF MINIMUM PRESSURE
ASSOCIATED WITH A SHARP TROUGH AND 35 TO 40-KNOT WINDS. BECAUSE
GLOBAL MODELS KEEP CARRY AN EXTRATROPICAL LOW FOR A COUPLE OF
DAYS...FORECAST POINTS ARE GIVEN FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES.
 
THIS WILL BE THE LAST ADVISORY ON ODETTE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
CAN BE FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO HEADER FZNT01 KWBC.
 
FORECASTER AVILA
 
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
 
INITIAL      07/1500Z 21.3N  68.8W    40 KT...EXTRATROPICAL
 12HR VT     08/0000Z 23.5N  65.5W    35 KT...EXTRATROPICAL
 24HR VT     08/1200Z 26.0N  62.0W    35 KT...EXTRATROPICAL
 36HR VT     09/0000Z 29.5N  56.5W    35 KT...EXTRATROPICAL
 48HR VT     09/1200Z 33.0N  50.0W    35 KT...EXTRATROPICAL
 72HR VT     10/1200Z...ABSORBED
 
 
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