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WTPZ31 KNHC 182031
TCPEP1
 
BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALETTA ADVISORY NUMBER  18
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       EP012012
200 PM PDT FRI MAY 18 2012
 
...POORLY-ORGANIZED ALETTA STILL MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.4N 113.5W
ABOUT 635 MI...1020 KM SSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 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 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALETTA
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 113.5 WEST.  THE
DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 3 MPH...6 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...800 PM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN