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WTNT41 KNHC 131431
TCDAT1
 
REMNANTS OF PATTY DISCUSSION NUMBER   9
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL162012
1100 AM EDT SAT OCT 13 2012

VISIBLE IMAGES AND SATELLITE DERIVED LOW-LEVEL WINDS INDICATE THE
CIRCULATION OF PATTY HAS BECOME HIGHLY ELONGATED AND IT APPEARS THAT
IT IS NO LONGER CLOSED. THEREFORE...PATTY DOES NOT QUALIFY AS A
TROPICAL CYCLONE...AND THIS IS THE LAST ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. THE REMNANTS OF PATTY...WHICH ARE
LOCATED NEAR THE BASE OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY...ARE MOVING
WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT ABOUT 4 KT. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE UNTIL THE TROUGH DISSIPATES OVER OR NEAR THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS BY THIS EVENING.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE REMNANTS OF PATTY PLEASE SEE HIGH 
SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...UNDER 
AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFEPI AND WMO HEADER FZPN01 KWBC.

FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
 
INIT  13/1500Z 24.8N  72.6W   25 KT  30 MPH
 12H  14/0000Z...DISSIPATED
 
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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI
 

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