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WTNT45 KNHC 301654 CCA
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Tropical Storm Maria Discussion Number  58...Corrected
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL152017
1100 AM AST Sat Sep 30 2017

Corrected for misspelled word

Maria is on its way to becoming extratropical as cold air continues
to wrap around the circulation. The cloud pattern has become
elongated, while microwave data show that the low- and mid-level
centers are rapidly becoming detached. However, Maria is still able
to produce a small but concentrated area of deep convection just to
the east of the center, and the maximum winds are still estimated at
50-kt.  Maria should transition to an extratropical low by later
today or tonight, and then it should be absorbed by a frontal zone
in a couple of days.

The track continues to be straightforward. Maria is embedded in the
fast mid-latitude westerlies, and this flow should steer the cyclone
toward the east-northeast with increasing forward speed until
dissipation or it is absorbed by a cold front.


FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INIT  30/1500Z 40.7N  47.2W   50 KT  60 MPH
 12H  01/0000Z 42.5N  42.0W   50 KT  60 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
 24H  01/1200Z 45.0N  35.0W   50 KT  60 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
 36H  02/0000Z 47.5N  26.0W   40 KT  45 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
 48H  02/1200Z 49.0N  17.5W   30 KT  35 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
 72H  03/1200Z...DISSIPATED

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Forecaster Avila