000
WTNT44 KNHC 162041
TCDAT4
 
POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE MARIA DISCUSSION NUMBER  41
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142011
500 PM AST FRI SEP 16 2011

THE CENTER OF MARIA MADE LANDFALL JUST NORTHWEST OF CAPE PINE ON THE
AVALON PENINSULA OF NEWFOUNDLAND ABOUT 1830Z THIS AFTERNOON AND HAS
RACED ACROSS THE PENINSULA INTO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.  MARIA HAS LOST
ENOUGH TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS TO BE CONSIDERED POST-TROPICAL...AND
IN ADDITION IT APPEARS TO BE LOSING ITS CLOSED CIRCULATION. AS A
RESULT...THIS WILL BE THE LAST ADVISORY.  THE CYCLONE SHOULD BECOME
ABSORBED WITHIN A FRONTAL ZONE WITHIN 12 HOURS WITH A DECREASE IN
WINDS. 

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.
 
 
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
 
INIT  16/2100Z 48.5N  51.5W   60 KT  70 MPH...POST-TROPICAL
 12H  17/0600Z...ABSORBED BY A COLD FRONT
 
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FORECASTER BLAKE/BEVEN