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 POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE MALIA DISCUSSION NUMBER  17
 NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP052015
 1100 AM HST TUE SEP 22 2015
  
 MALIA HAS BEEN A LOW LEVEL CLOUD SWIRL WITH NO DEEP CONVECTION NEAR
 THE CENTER FOR ALMOST 24 HOURS. THUS...MALIA IS BEING DECLARED A
 POST-TROPICAL REMNANT LOW. THE CYCLONE IS CROSSING THE SST GRADIENT
 TOWARD MUCH COOLER WATER AND THE CIMSS 1800 UTC ANALYSIS SHOWED
 ABOUT 42 KT OF VERTICAL WIND SHEAR SO REDEVELOPMENT IS HIGHLY
 UNLIKELY. FURTHERMORE...THE CENTER IS MOVING AT 345/16 KT TOWARD A
 LARGE MID-LATITUDE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WEST OF THE DATELINE. THE
 REMNANTS OF MALIA ARE EXPECTED TO BE ABSORBED BY THIS LARGER LOW
 WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. IN THE SHORT TERM...THE INITIAL WIND
 FIELD WILL REMAIN ELEVATED AT 30 TO 35 KT IN THE NORTHEASTERN
 QUADRANT DUE TO A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN MALIA/S REMNANT
 AND A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST. THESE
 WINDS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS THE REMNANT LOW SPINS DOWN.
  
 THIS IS THE LAST FORECAST/ADVISORY PACKAGE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL
 PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER ON MALIA. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE
 REMNANT LOW...PLEASE SEE HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
 WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU UNDER AWIPS HEADER HFOHSFNP AND WMO HEADER
 FZPN40 PHFO.
  
  
 FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
  
 INIT  22/2100Z 29.7N 173.4W   35 KT  40 MPH
  12H  23/0600Z 32.6N 174.8W   30 KT  35 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
  24H  23/1800Z...DISSIPATED
  
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