000 WTPZ33 KNHC 280231 TCPEP3 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE-E ADVISORY NUMBER 2 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP032008 800 PM PDT FRI JUN 27 2008 ...DEPRESSION CLOSE TO STORM STRENGTH... AT 800 PM PDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE-E WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 123.5 WEST OR ABOUT 1075 MILES...1730 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...AND A TURN TOWARD THE WEST IS EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND THE CYCLONE COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM ON SATURDAY. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES. REPEATING THE 800 PM PDT POSITION...14.2 N...123.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 AM PDT. $$ FORECASTER PASCH