ZCZC MIATCPEP1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION ONE-E ADVISORY NUMBER 1 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2 PM PDT TUE MAY 17 2005 ...EARLY SEASON DEPRESSION DEVELOPS SOUTHWEST OF GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR...COULD CAUSE TORRENTIAL RAINS OVER CENTRAL AMERICA... INTERESTS ALONG THE PACIFIC COAST FROM SOUTHEASTERN MEXICO TO EL SALVADOR SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 2 PM PDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ONE-E WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 9.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 95.0 WEST OR ABOUT 470 MILES... 760 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH ... 7 KM/HR...AND THIS UNUSUAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...OUTER RAINBANDS MAY BEGIN TO AFFECT THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR ON WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS... AND THIS SYSTEM COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM BY WEDNESDAY. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEASTWARD...WHICH IS NOT TYPICAL...OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AMERICA DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. REPEATING THE 2 PM PDT POSITION... 9.9 N... 95.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 PM PDT. FORECASTER KNABB/STEWART $$ NNNN
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