Tropical Depression NORMAN
ZCZC MIATCPEP5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION NORMAN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 11A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP152006 1100 AM PDT SUN OCT 15 2006 ...NORMAN SLOWS DOWN AS IT NEARS THE COAST OF MEXICO... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE PACIFIC COAST OF MEXICO FROM LAZARO CARDENAS TO CABO CORRIENTES. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 1100 AM PDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION NORMAN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 104.8 WEST OR ABOUT 35 MILES... 55 KM...WEST OF MANZANILLO MEXICO. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH... 7 KM/HR AND ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE COAST OF MEXICO IN THE WARNING AREA LATER TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NORMAN COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM BEFORE MOVING INLAND. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES. NORMAN IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES IN AREAS OF MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. REPEATING THE 1100 AM PDT POSITION...19.1 N...104.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 PM PDT. $$ FORECASTER BROWN/KNABB NNNN