000 WTPZ32 KNHC 300957 TCPEP2 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN-E SPECIAL ADVISORY NUMBER 1 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP172012 300 AM PDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS OVER THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN FAR FROM LAND... SUMMARY OF 300 AM PDT...1000 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...14.4N 116.1W ABOUT 715 MI...1150 KM SW OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 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 ------------------------------ SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED 715 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO HAVE CONTINUED TO BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED...AND THE SYSTEM HAS BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION. AT 300 AM PDT...1000 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVENTEEN-E WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 116.1 WEST. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST...AND THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- NONE NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...800 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BERG