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WTPZ35 KNHC 240235
TCPEP5

BULLETIN
Tropical Depression Five-E Advisory Number   1
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       EP052018
800 PM PDT Sat Jun 23 2018

...NEW TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS OVER THE OPEN EAST PACIFIC...
...EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM ON SUNDAY...


SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...14.3N 115.7W
ABOUT 705 MI...1135 KM SW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 355 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB...29.74 INCHES


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


DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 800 PM PDT (0300 UTC), the center of the newly formed Tropical
Depression Five-E was located near latitude 14.3 North, longitude
115.7 West. The depression is moving toward the north near 9 mph (15
km/h).  A continued northward motion at this forward speed is
expected through Monday.  A steady turn toward the west is forecast
to begin after that time, and a westward motion should continue
through the middle of next week.

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts.
Some slight strengthening is expected over the next 24 hours, and
the depression is expected to become a tropical storm on Sunday.
Weakening is forecast to begin on Monday, and the cyclone will
likely become a remnant low by the middle of next week.

The estimated minimum central pressure is 1007 mb (29.74 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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None


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 200 AM PDT.

$$
Forecaster Zelinsky