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WTPZ31 KNHC 181431
TCPEP1
 
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALETTA ADVISORY NUMBER  17
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP012012
800 AM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012
 
...ALETTA MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD....
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.2N 113.6W
ABOUT 650 MI...1045 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 45 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 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 ALETTA
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 113.6 WEST. THE
DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/H.  A
TURN TOWARD THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST AND A SLOW FORWARD SPEED ARE
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND ALETTA
COULD DEGENERATE INTO A REMNANT LOW PRESSURE AREA TONIGHT OR
SATURDAY.
 
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 BEVEN