Tropical Depression ENRIQUE
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TROPICAL DEPRESSION ENRIQUE DISCUSSION NUMBER 15
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP072009
200 AM PDT FRI AUG 07 2009
ENRIQUE HAS BEEN A RESILIENT CYCLONE. DESPITE THE HOSTILE
ENVIRONMENT...IT STILL HAS A TIGHT CIRCULATION WITH SMALL AREA OF
THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE CENTER. EARLIER QUIKSCAT DATA SUPPORT
30-KNOT WINDS BUT...GIVEN THE CURRENT ORGANIZATION AND THE FACT THAT
ENRIQUE IS MOVING OVER COOL WATERS...WEAKENING IS INDICATED.
ENRIQUE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A REMNANT LOW LATER TODAY.
THE CIRCULATION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 315 DEGREES AT 12
KNOTS...EMBEDDED WITHIN THE LOW-LEVEL FLOW. THIS GENERAL MOTION WITH
A TURN MORE TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED UNTIL DISSIPATION IN
ABOUT A DAY OR SO.
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INITIAL 07/0900Z 24.1N 129.6W 30 KT
12HR VT 07/1800Z 25.0N 131.0W 25 KT...REMNANT LOW
24HR VT 08/0600Z 26.0N 133.0W 20 KT...REMNANT LOW
36HR VT 08/1800Z...DISSIPATED
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FORECASTER AVILA
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