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TROPICAL STORM FAY DISCUSSION NUMBER 1…CORRECTED NWS TPCNATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL062008 500 PM EDT FRI AUG 15 2008 …CORRECTION OF THE 72H POSITION TEXT REPORTS FROM NOAA AND AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT THE CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRESSURE AREA IN THE MONA PASSAGE BECAME BETTER DEFINED…WITH 1500 FT FLIGHT-LEVEL WINDS OF 49 KT TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER. THE AIRCRAFT ALSO FOUND ENOUGH WESTERLY WINDS SOUTH OF THE CENTER TO JUSTIFY CALLING THE SYSTEM A TROPICAL CYCLONE…ALTHOUGH THESE WESTERLIES ONLY EXTEND ABOUT 45 N MI SOUTH OF THE CENTER. BASED ON THIS…THE LOW WAS UPGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM FAY…THE SIXTH OF THE ATLANTIC SEASON.

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