Tropical Depression THREE-E
ZCZC MIATCPEP3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE-E ADVISORY NUMBER 2 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 8 PM PDT SUN JUN 26 2005 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF THE MEXICAN COAST... AT 8 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WATCH FROM LAGUNAS DE CHACAHUA WESTWARD TO LAZARO CARDENAS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 8 PM PDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE-E WAS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR LATITUDE 14.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 98.0 WEST OR ABOUT 155 MILES...255 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PUNTO MALDONADO MEXICO AND ABOUT 230 MILES...370 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ACAPULCO MEXICO. THE DEPRESSION HAS BEEN MOVING ERRATICALLY THIS EVENING...BUT IS NOW ESTIMATED TO BE MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH ... 6 KM/HR. A TURN TO THE NORTHWEST...ON A COURSE ROUGHLY PARALLEL TO THE COASTLINE...IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES. TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. REPEATING THE 8 PM PDT POSITION...14.1 N... 98.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 2 AM PDT. FORECASTER FRANKLIN $$ NNNN