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Tropical Depression ERNESTO (Text)

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERNESTO DISCUSSION NUMBER  32
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL052006
1100 AM EDT FRI SEP 01 2006
 
RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT ERNESTO HAS WEAKENED
AND IS NOW A TROPICAL DEPRESSION. HOWEVER...THE COMBINATION OF
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERNESTO AND A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM TO
THE NORTH IS PRODUCING A LARGE AREA OF GALE FORCE WINDS WELL TO THE
NORTH AND NORTHEAST INTO THE ATLANTIC. GALE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT
FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE COAST. SEE PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.
 
ERNESTO IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHWARD AND NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD ABOUT
12 KNOTS AND BECOME EXTRATROPICAL WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.
IT SHOULD THEN BECOME ABSORBED BY A FRONTAL SYSTEM. THIS WILL BE
THE LAST ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE ON ERNESTO.
FUTURE INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM CAN BE FOUND IN PUBLIC ADVISORIES
ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER...UNDER AWIPS
HEADER TCPAT5 AND WMO HEADER WTNT35 KWNH...BEGINNING AT 5 PM EDT.
  
 
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
 
INITIAL      01/1500Z 36.4N  77.6W    30 KT
 12HR VT     02/0000Z 38.0N  77.5W    30 KT...INLAND
 24HR VT     02/1200Z 40.0N  78.0W    25 KT...EXTRATROPICAL
 36HR VT     03/0000Z 41.5N  78.5W    25 KT...EXTRATROPICAL
 48HR VT     03/1200Z...ABSORBED BY A FRONTAL SYSTEM
 
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FORECASTER AVILA
 
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