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Tropical Depression FIVE (Text)

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE DISCUSSION NUMBER   5
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL052010
400 PM CDT WED AUG 11 2010
 
SATELLITE...BUOY...AND AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT DATA
INDICATE THAT THE DEPRESSION LACKS A WELL-DEFINED SURFACE CENTER.
IN ADDITION...THE CONVECTIVE ORGANIZATION OF THE SYSTEM HAS
DECREASED OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.  EVEN THOUGH A LARGE...BROAD...
AND ELONGATED CIRCULATION REMAINS...THIS SYSTEM NO LONGER MEETS THE
DEFINITION OF A TROPICAL CYCLONE AND THIS WILL BE THE LAST NHC
ADVISORY.
 
THE REMNANTS OF THE DEPRESSION ARE STILL FORECAST TO MOVE ONSHORE
ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF OF COAST WITHIN THE NEXT DAY OR SO.  THIS
SYSTEM STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL OVER A
LARGE PORTION OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES DURING THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE RAINFALL THREAT CAN BE FOUND
IN FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
AND LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES.
 
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
 
INITIAL      11/2100Z 28.3N  87.6W    25 KT
 12HR VT     12/0600Z...DISSIPATED
 
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FORECASTER BROWN
 
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