000 WTPZ32 KNHC 240230 TCPEP2 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN-E ADVISORY NUMBER 3 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP172008 800 PM PDT THU OCT 23 2008 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION REMAINS POORLY ORGANIZED... AT 800 PM PDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN-E WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 105.3 WEST OR ABOUT 265 MILES...425 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 12 MPH..19 KM/HR. HOWEVER...A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED WITH A TURN TO THE NORTHWEST AND WEST IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES. REPEATING THE 800 PM PDT POSITION...15.3 N...105.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER AVILA