...SPECIAL FEATURE...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 4-E 1006 MB AT 117.7N 119.3W AT 0300 UTC MOVING NW AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. SYSTEM LOST MOST OF ITS DEEP CONVECTION SINCE 0000 UTC ONLY TO START NEW CLUSTER ON NW QUADRANT IN LAST TWO HRS. LOW SHEAR ALOFT POSSIBLY EXTENDING SLOW DEMISE OF T.D. 4-E AS IT APPROACHES DRIER AIR MASS AND COOLER SST...MODELS FORECAST SYSTEM TO WEAKEN NEXT 36 HOURS.