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TROPICAL DEPRESSION GEORGETTE DISCUSSION NUMBER   8
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP122010
800 PM PDT WED SEP 22 2010

SURFACE DATA FROM MEXICO INDICATE THAT THE CENTER OF GEORGETTE MADE
LANDFALL JUST WEST OF GUAYMAS AROUND 2300 UTC.  NEAR THE TIME OF
LANDFALL...AN OBSERVING SITE IN GUAYMAS REPORTED A SUSTAINED WIND
OF 24 KT WITH A WIND GUST TO 34 KT...AND A MINIMUM PRESSURE OF 1002
MB.  SINCE THAT TIME...THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE
CYCLONE HAS QUICKLY WEAKENED AND RACED NORTHWARD AHEAD OF THE
LOW-LEVEL CENTER DUE TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY SHEAR.  AS A
RESULT...GEORGETTE HAS DEGENERATED TO A REMNANT LOW AND THIS WILL
BE THE LAST NHC ADVISORY ON THIS SYSTEM.  THE CIRCULATION IS
EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN OF NORTHERN MEXICO
LATER TONIGHT.

MOISTURE FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INTO PORTIONS OF
THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
 
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
 
INITIAL      23/0300Z 28.7N 110.9W    25 KT
 12HR VT     23/1200Z 30.7N 110.9W    20 KT...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
 24HR VT     24/0000Z...DISSIPATED
 
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FORECASTER BROWN
 
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