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#385373 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:38 PM 25.Oct.2010)
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TROPICAL DEPRESSION RICHARD DISCUSSION NUMBER 20
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL192010
400 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010

A SMALL AMOUNT OF DEEP CONVECTION HAS DEVELOPED TO THE EAST OF THE
CENTER...PROBABLY IN RESPONSE TO DIURNAL HEATING. HOWEVER...
HIGH-RESOLUTION VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY SUGGESTS THAT THE
LOW-LEVEL CENTER IS BEGINNING TO BECOME DECOUPLED FROM THE
UPPER-LEVEL CIRCULATION. WHEN RICHARD EMERGES INTO THE GULF...IT
SHOULD BE A VERY WEAK CYCLONE AND THE ENVIRONMENT OF MODERATE TO
STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY SHEAR AND DRY MID-LEVEL AIR SHOULD PRECLUDE
REINTENSIFICATION. THE OFFICIAL FORECAST SHOWS RICHARD BECOMING A
REMNANT LOW IN A DAY OR SO BUT THIS EVENT COULD VERY WELL OCCUR
SOONER.

THE INITIAL MOTION ESTIMATE IS 290/8...WHICH IS NOT MUCH DIFFERENT
THAN IN THE PREVIOUS ADVISORY. NO BIG CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO
THE FORECAST TRACK. BY TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY RICHARD OR ITS
REMNANTS SHOULD MOVE ON A GENERALLY NORTHWESTWARD HEADING IN
RESPONSE TO LOW-LEVEL SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF
OF MEXICO. THE OFFICIAL TRACK FORECAST IS ROUGHLY IN THE MIDDLE OF
THE GUIDANCE MODEL TRACKS.

FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INITIAL 25/2100Z 18.1N 91.2W 30 KT...INLAND
12HR VT 26/0600Z 18.8N 92.3W 25 KT...OVER WATER
24HR VT 26/1800Z 20.0N 93.4W 25 KT...OVER WATER
36HR VT 27/0600Z 21.2N 94.4W 20 KT...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
48HR VT 27/1800Z 22.0N 95.0W 20 KT...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW
72HR VT 28/1800Z...DISSIPATED

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FORECASTER PASCH