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Tropical Depression Seventeen-E Advisory Number   4
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP172018
300 PM MDT Sat Sep 01 2018

...DEPRESSION GRADUALLY GETTING BETTER ORGANIZED...
...EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT OR EARLY SUNDAY...


SUMMARY OF 300 PM MDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.9N 111.1W
ABOUT 530 MI...855 KM WSW OF MANZANILLO MEXICO
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 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 OUTLOOK
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At 300 PM MDT (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression
Seventeen-E was located near latitude 14.9 North, longitude 111.1
West. The depression is moving toward the west-northwest near 12 mph
(19 km/h). A motion toward the west-northwest at a slower speed is
forecast through Sunday night. A westward motion is expected Monday
and Tuesday.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts.
Slow strengthening is forecast over the next few days, and the
depression is expected to become a tropical storm tonight or early
Sunday.

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 at 900 PM MDT.

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Forecaster Stewart

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