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 057 
 WTNT45 KNHC 181433
 TCDAT5
 TROPICAL STORM OMAR DISCUSSION NUMBER  21
 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL152008
 1100 AM EDT SAT OCT 18 2008
  
 OMAR HAS BECOME A TIGHT SWIRL OF LOW CLOUDS DEVOID OF DEEP
 CONVECTION. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE A QUIKSCAT AND AN ASCAT PASS
 OVER THE CYCLONE. BASED ON THESE DATA...THE INITIAL INTENSITY HAS
 BEEN LOWERED TO 35 KNOTS AND THESE WINDS ARE PRIMARILY OCCURRING TO
 THE SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. BECAUSE OMAR HAS BEEN DEVOID OF DEEP
 CONVECTION FOR MORE THAN 12 HOURS...IT DOES NOT MEET THE CRITERIA
 FOR A TROPICAL CYCLONE AND IT IS NOW A REMNANT LOW .
  
 THE REMNANT LOW IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 13 KNOTS. NOW THAT
 OMAR IS A SHALLOW SYSTEM...IT WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO BE STEERED TO
 THE NORTHEAST AND THE EAST-NORTHEAST BY THE LOW LEVEL FLOW AHEAD OF
 A COLD FRONT.
 
 THIS IS THE LAST ADVISORY ON OMAR. 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.
 
   
 FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
  
 INITIAL      18/1500Z 33.4N  50.7W    35 KT...REMNANT LOW
  12HR VT     19/0000Z 34.7N  48.9W    30 KT...REMNANT LOW
  24HR VT     19/1200Z 36.5N  46.0W    30 KT...REMNANT LOW
  36HR VT     20/0000Z 37.5N  43.5W    25 KT...REMNANT LOW
  48HR VT     20/1200Z 38.0N  41.0W    25 KT...REMNANT LOW
  72HR VT     21/1200Z 39.0N  38.5W    25 KT...REMNANT LOW
  96HR VT     22/1200Z 41.0N  36.0W    25 KT...REMNANT LOW
 120HR VT     23/1200Z...DISSIPATED
  
 $$
 FORECASTER AVILA
  
 
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