000 WTPZ31 KNHC 160230 TCPEP1 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION PRISCILLA ADVISORY NUMBER 8 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP162013 800 PM PDT TUE OCT 15 2013 ...PRISCILLA MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD... SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...17.7N 117.9W ABOUT 630 MI...1015 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION PRISCILLA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 117.9 WEST. PRISCILLA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED AND A TURN TOWARD THE WEST ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THURSDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND PRISCILLA IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A REMNANT LOW BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR THURSDAY MORNING. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...200 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN