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Tropical Depression EIGHTEEN-E (Text)

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHTEEN-E ADVISORY NUMBER   1
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP182014
800 AM PDT WED SEP 24 2014

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS SOUTH OF MEXICO...


SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.0N 105.5W
ABOUT 285 MI...460 KM SSW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION
EIGHTEEN-E WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 105.5
WEST.  THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14
MPH...22 KM/H.  THIS GENERAL MOTION WITH SOME REDUCTION IN FORWARD
SPEED IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY
OR SO.  SOME GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE BY LATE THURSDAY...
AND THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM BY THURSDAY NIGHT.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 PM PDT.

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FORECASTER BROWN

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