TD7 Degenerates into a Tropical Wave
11:00 AM AST Sat Aug 11
Location: 13.3°N 58.9°W Moving: W at 25 mph Min pressure: 1011 mb Max sustained: 35 mph
REMNANTS OF SEVEN DISCUSSION NUMBER 8 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072012 1100 AM AST SAT AUG 11 2012 AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INVESTIGATING THE DEPRESSION HAS OBSERVED SHARP WIND SHIFTS AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1000 FT...BUT IT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE A PERSISTENT AND WELL-DEFINED CENTER OF CIRCULATION. THE DEPRESSION HAS THEREFORE DEGENERATED INTO A TROPICAL WAVE...AND ADVISORIES ARE BEING DISCONTINUED AT THIS TIME. THE WAVE WILL BE MONITORED FOR SIGNS OF REGENERATION...AND ADVISORIES WOULD BE RE-INITIATED IF NEEDED. THE WAVE CONTINUES TO MOVE RAPIDLY TO THE WEST AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 22 KT. THE AXIS OF THE WAVE SHOULD MOVE ACROSS THE LESSER ANTILLES THIS EVENING AND THEN CONTINUE WESTWARD ACROSS THE CARIBBEAN SEA DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HEAVY RAINS AND WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LESSER ANTILLES LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTERS FOR THEIR HARD WORK INVESTIGATING THE SYSTEM THIS MORNING. FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INIT 11/1500Z 13.3N 58.9W 30 KT 35 MPH 12H 12/0000Z...DISSIPATED