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WTPZ35 KNHC 151440
TCPEP5

BULLETIN
Tropical Depression Fifteen-E Advisory Number  16
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP152017
800 AM PDT Fri Sep 15 2017

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION CONTINUES WESTWARD...
...COULD FINALLY BECOME A TROPICAL STORM BY SATURDAY...


SUMMARY OF 800 AM PDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.9N 125.0W
ABOUT 1095 MI...1760 KM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...7 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB...29.71 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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At 800 AM PDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression
Fifteen-E was located near latitude 15.9 North, longitude 125.0
West.  The depression is moving toward the west near 5 mph (7
km/h).  A slow west-southwestward motion is expected tonight and
Saturday, followed by a turn toward the north by Sunday night.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts.
Some strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and the
depression could become a tropical storm on Saturday.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1006 mb (29.71 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 200 PM PDT.

$$
Forecaster Berg