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Tropical Depression MELISSA (Text)

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION MELISSA ADVISORY NUMBER  10
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL142007
500 PM AST SUN SEP 30 2007

...MELISSA DEGENERATING INTO A REMNANT LOW...
 
AT 500 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION MELISSA
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 34.0 WEST OR ABOUT
665 MILES...1070 KM...WEST OF THE CAPE VERDE ISLANDS.
 
THE DISSIPATING DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR
14 MPH...22 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  MELISSA IS DEGENERATING INTO A REMNANT LOW AND THIS LOW IS
EXPECTED TO WEAKEN DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.
  
REPEATING THE 500 PM AST POSITION...16.3 N...34.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30
MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB.
 
THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER ON MELISSA. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM CAN BE
FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE...UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO HEADER FZNT01 KWBC.
 
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FORECASTER BROWN
 
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