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 TROPICAL DEPRESSION DEAN DISCUSSION NUMBER  40
 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL042007
 1100 PM EDT WED AUG 22 2007
  
 THE HIGH TERRAIN OF MEXICO HAS TAKEN ITS TOLL ON DEAN. SURFACE
 OBSERVATIONS AND SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE CYCLONE IS
 RAPIDLY WEAKENING AND IS BECOMING A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. 
 THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING WESTWARD AT ABOUT 17 KNOTS ACROSS MEXICO
 BUT STILL PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINS.  ANY REMNANT CIRCULATION OF
 THE SYSTEM WILL LIKELY DISSIPATE IN ABOUT 12 HOURS OR SO.
 
 THE MID-LEVEL CENTER APPEARS TO BE MOVING WESTWARD A LITTLE
 FASTER...AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE CLOSELY MONITORED IN CASE
 REGENERATION OCCURS IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC. 
 
 THIS WILL BE THE LAST ADVISORY ON WHAT WAS ONCE CATEGORY FIVE
 HURRICANE DEAN. 
  
  
 FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
  
 INITIAL      23/0300Z 20.5N 100.0W    30 KT
  12HR VT     23/1200Z 20.5N 103.0W    20 KT...REMNANT LOW
  24HR VT     24/0000Z...DISSIPATED
  
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