Tropical Depression EIGHTEEN-E

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHTEEN-E ADVISORY NUMBER   1
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP182008
100 PM PST SUN NOV 02 2008
 
...NEW DEPRESSION FORMS IN THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...

AT 100 PM PST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHTEEN-E
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 8.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 109.8 WEST OR ABOUT
990 MILES...1590 KM...SOUTH OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH...AND A WEST TO
WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION AT A SLIGHTLY SLOWER FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND
THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM BY MONDAY.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 100 PM PST POSITION...8.6 N...109.8 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 14 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
700 PM PST.
 
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FORECASTER PASCH
 
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