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Tropical Depression SEVENTEEN-E


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TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN-E ADVISORY NUMBER   1
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP172009
800 PM PDT TUE SEP 22 2009

...SEVENTEENTH TROPICAL DEPRESSION OF THE SEASON FORMS IN THE EAST
PACIFIC...
 
AT 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION
SEVENTEEN-E WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 115.7
WEST OR ABOUT 625 MILES...1005 KM...SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF
BAJA CALIFORNIA.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...14 KM/HR.
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS...
FOLLOWED BY A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND THEN THE
WEST ON THURSDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND
THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM ON WEDNESDAY.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.
  
...SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...15.7N 115.7W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTHWEST OR 320 DEGREES AT 9 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
200 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN
 
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