Tropical Depression THIRTEEN-E

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN-E ADVISORY NUMBER   2
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP132006
800 PM PDT WED SEP 13 2006
 
..DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM AT ANY TIME SOON...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF MEXICO
FROM TECPAN DE GALEANA TO MANZANILLO. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING
MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE
WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST OF MEXICO
FROM WEST OF MANZANILLO TO CABO CORRIENTES.  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH
MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH
AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AT 800 PM PDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN-E
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 102.4 WEST OR ABOUT
100 MILES...155 KM...SOUTH OF LAZARO CARDENAS MEXICO AND ABOUT 210
MILES...335 KM...SOUTHEAST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH AND 
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THURSDAY. ALTHOUGH
THE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OFFSHORE...TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE WARNING AREA
TOMORROW.  

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM AT ANY TIME
SOON.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.

TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE
SOUTHWEST COAST OF MEXICO FROM SAN MARCOS THROUGH ACAPULCO TO
TECOMAN...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES OVER THE
COASTAL MOUNTAINS.  THIS RAIN COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH
FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES... ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER TERRAIN.
  
REPEATING THE 800 PM PDT POSITION...16.6 N...102.4 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35
MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 1100 PM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 200
AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER AVILA
 
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