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000 WTPA44 PHNL 310900 TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR-C DISCUSSION NUMBER 1 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 11 PM HST THU OCT 30 1997 THE TROPICAL DISTURBANCE THAT ORIGINATED NEAR 10N 158W TWO DAYS AGO HAS BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED AND ADVISORIES ARE NOW BEING ISSUED ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR-C...THE EIGHTH TROPICAL CYCLONE OF THE SEASON. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS AN INCREASE IN CONVECTION. SINCE THE LOW LEVEL CENTER CAN NOT BE SEEN ON INFRARED DATA...ITS POSITION IS BASED ON ANIMATION AND EXTRAPOLATION OF CURVED BANDS. INITIAL MOTION IS 285/11. ALL MODELS ARE CONSISTENT ON THE TRACK AND THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN SOUTH OF JOHNSTON ISLAND. HABLUTZEL FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INITIAL 31/0900Z 12.5N 168.3W 30 KTS 12HR VT 31/1800Z 12.9N 169.9W 35 KTS 24HR VT 01/0600Z 13.5N 172.1W 40 KTS 36HR VT 01/1800Z 14.0N 174.3W 45 KTS 48HR VT 02/0600Z 14.6N 176.5W 50 KTS 72HR VT 03/0600Z 15.4N 179.6E 60 KT5S