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 WTNT44 KNHC 100848
 TCDAT4
 TROPICAL STORM MARIA DISCUSSION NUMBER  36
 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
 5 AM EDT SAT SEP 10 2005
  
 SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT MARIA HAS FINALLY EVOLVED INTO AN
 EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE. AS SUCH...THIS WILL BE THE FINAL ADVISORY
 ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON MARIA. 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. MARIA MIGHT WEAKEN IN THE
 SHORT-TERM PRIOR TO STRONG BAROCLINIC DYNAMICS RE-INTENSIFYING THE
 EXTRATROPICAL MARIA INTO A LARGE AND POWERFUL CYCLONE WITH WINDS TO
 HURRICANE FORCE.
  
 THE INITIAL MOTION IS 050/15.  MARIA SHOULD MOVE GENERALLY
 NORTHEASTWARD AND ACCELERATE FOR 72 HR...THEN GRADUALLY TURN
 EASTWARD AS IT APPROACHES ICELAND.  THE NEW FORECAST TRACK IS
 ESSENTIALLY AN UPDATE OF THE PREVIOUS PACKAGE.  THE FORECAST WIND
 RADII ARE ADJUSTED BASED ON LATEST DYNAMICAL MODELS. 
  
 FORECASTER RHOME/KNABB
  
  
 FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
  
 INITIAL      10/0900Z 43.6N  38.6W    50 KT...EXTRATROPICAL
  12HR VT     10/1800Z 45.8N  36.6W    45 KT...EXTRATROPICAL
  24HR VT     11/0600Z 49.7N  34.1W    50 KT...EXTRATROPICAL
  36HR VT     11/1800Z 54.1N  31.5W    55 KT...EXTRATROPICAL
  48HR VT     12/0600Z 56.6N  28.8W    65 KT...EXTRATROPICAL
  72HR VT     13/0600Z 62.1N  18.0W    50 KT...EXTRATROPICAL
  96HR VT     14/0600Z 65.5N   2.0W    45 KT...EXTRATROPICAL
 120HR VT     15/0600Z...ABSORBED
  
  
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