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 TROPICAL DEPRESSION EDOUARD DISCUSSION NUMBER  10
 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL052008
 500 PM EDT TUE AUG 05 2008
  
 THE ORGANIZATION OF EDOUARD...AS DEPICTED BY SATELLITE AND RADAR
 IMAGERY...HAS BEEN DEGENERATING THIS AFTERNOON.  SURFACE
 OBSERVATIONS AND DOPPLER RADAR DATA SUGGESTS THAT SURFACE WINDS
 HAVE FALLEN BELOW 35 KT...AND EDOUARD IS DOWNGRADED TO A DEPRESSION
 WITH THIS ADVISORY.  CONTINUED WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AS THE CYCLONE
 PUSHES FARTHER INLAND.
  
 THE INITIAL MOTION IS 300/8.  THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO
 CONTINUE AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF A MID-LEVEL RIDGE UNTIL THE
 CIRCULATION DISSIPATES IN A DAY OR SO.
  
  
 FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
  
 INITIAL      05/2100Z 30.2N  95.2W    30 KT...INLAND
  12HR VT     06/0600Z 30.9N  96.7W    25 KT...INLAND
  24HR VT     06/1800Z 32.0N  99.0W    20 KT...REMNANT LOW
  36HR VT     07/0600Z...DISSIPATED
  
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 FORECASTER FRANKLIN