000 WTPZ31 KNHC 160831 TCPEP1 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION PRISCILLA ADVISORY NUMBER 9 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP162013 200 AM PDT WED OCT 16 2013 ...PRISCILLA CONTINUES SLOWLY TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST... SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...17.9N 118.6W ABOUT 660 MI...1065 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 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION PRISCILLA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 118.6 WEST. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH ...11 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED AND A TURN TOWARD THE WEST ARE EXPECTED BY TONIGHT OR EARLY 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 TONIGHT OR THURSDAY MORNING. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER STEWART