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Tropical Depression BLANCA

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION BLANCA ADVISORY NUMBER   9
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP032009
200 AM PDT WED JUL 08 2009

...BLANCA WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...
 
AT 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION BLANCA
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 119.0 WEST OR ABOUT
600 MILES...970 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...
22 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE
NEXT DAY OR TWO WITH SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 TO 48 HR...AND BLANCA COULD WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW LATER
TODAY OR THURSDAY.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.
 
...SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...20.8N 119.0W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 295 DEGREES AT 14 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
800 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN
 
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