000 WTPZ33 KNHC 082031 TCPEP3 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION BLANCA ADVISORY NUMBER 11 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP032009 200 PM PDT WED JUL 08 2009 ...BLANCA CONTINUES TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN... AT 200 PM PDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION BLANCA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 121.0 WEST OR ABOUT 720 MILES...1160 KM...WEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...16 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL DISSIPATION. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WEAKENING IS FORECAST...AND BLANCA SHOULD BECOME A REMNANT LATER TODAY. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 200 PM PDT INFORMATION... LOCATION...21.2N 121.0W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 290 DEGREES AT 10 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 800 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/AVILA