ZCZC MIATCDEP5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM TROPICAL DEPRESSION GIL DISCUSSION NUMBER 17 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP102007 800 AM PDT SUN SEP 02 2007 ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS NEARLY ALL DEEP CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH GIL HAS DISSIPATED. A SMALL CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS LOCATED WELL WEST OF THE CIRCULATION CENTER. AN AMSR-E MICROWAVE PASS AT 02/1011Z WAS USED TO HELP LOCATE THE PARTIALLY EXPOSED LOW LEVEL CENTER. A QUIKSCAT PASS AT 02/0242Z PROVIDED A GOOD LOOK AT WINDS NEAR THE CENTER OF GIL. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE ONLY 20 TO 25 KT IN THE NW QUADRANT...MAINLY FROM THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE PRESSURE GRADIENT. WINDS ARE 15 KT OR LESS IN THE SE SEMICIRCLE. MINIMAL CONVECTION AND COOLER WATERS HAVE ALLOWED GIL TO REACH THE POINT WHERE IT CAN NO LONGER BE CONSIDERED A TROPICAL CYCLONE. THEREFORE THIS IS THE FINAL ADVISORY ON THIS SYSTEM. THE REMNANT LOW OF GIL SHOULD PERSIST ANOTHER DAY OR SO...THEN BECOME INDISTINGUISHABLE...EMBEDDED WITHIN THE LARGE SCALE FLOW WEST OF TROPICAL STORM HENRIETTE. FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INITIAL 02/1500Z 19.7N 124.0W 20 KT 12HR VT 03/0000Z 20.0N 125.1W 20 KT...REMNANT LOW 24HR VT 03/1200Z 20.3N 126.5W 20 KT...REMNANT LOW 36HR VT 04/0000Z 20.5N 128.0W 15 KT...REMNANT LOW 48HR VT 04/1200Z 20.5N 129.5W 15 KT...REMNANT LOW 72HR VT 05/1200Z...DISSIPATED $$ FORECASTER MUNDELL/PASCH NNNN
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