Issued at: 10:33 AM AST 10/18/08 (gateway).

Omar degenerates to a remnant low,

At 1100 am ast, 1500z, the center of the remnant low, former tropical storm omar was located near latitude 33.4 north, longitude 50.7 west or about 820 miles, 1320 km, east of bermuda and about 1365 miles, 2195 km, west of the azores.

Omar is moving toward the northeast near 15 mph, 24 km/hr, and this motion is expected to continue during the next day or so.

Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph, 65 km/hr, with higher gusts. Omar no longer has enough thunderstorm activity to be considered a tropical cyclone. The remnant low is expected to weaken and dissipate over the next day or so.

Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 70 miles, 110 km mainly to the southeast of the center.

Estimated minimum central pressure is 1002 mb, 29.59 inches.

Repeating the 1100 am ast position, 33.4 n, 50.7 w. Movement toward, northeast near 15 mph. Maximum sustained winds, 40 mph. Minimum central pressure, 1002 mb.

This is the last public advisory issued by the national hurricane center on this system. Additional information on this system can be found in high seas forecasts issued by the national weather service, under awips header nfdhsfat1 and wmo header fznt01 kwbc.