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TROPICAL STORM LANE DISCUSSION NUMBER 15
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP132006
200 AM PDT SUN SEP 17 2006
LANE IS PROGRESSING INLAND AT 335/6 AND WEAKENING QUICKLY OVER THE
RUGGED TERRAIN OF WEST-CENTRAL MEXICO. NOT MUCH DEEP CONVECTION IS
LEFT...BUT A CIRCULATION IS STILL EVIDENT IN THE LOW-LEVEL CLOUD
FIELD...AND IT IS ASSUMED THAT SOME TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
STILL OCCURRING. THE ADVISORY INTENSITY IS LOWERED TO 45 KT...AND
LANE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION IN A FEW HOURS. THE
CIRCULATION WILL PROBABLY DISSIPATE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
HOWEVER...THERE REMAINS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME ADDITIONAL HEAVY
RAINFALL.
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INITIAL 17/0900Z 25.6N 107.4W 45 KT
12HR VT 17/1800Z 26.3N 107.5W 30 KT...DISSIPATING
24HR VT 18/0600Z...DISSIPATED
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