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Tropical Depression FIVE-E


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TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE-E ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP052008
800 PM PDT SUN JUL 06 2008

...DEPRESSION MOVING INLAND ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF MEXICO...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF LAZARO
CARDENAS TO MANZANILLO.  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...IN THIS CASE
WITHIN 12 HOURS.  THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH WILL LIKELY BE
DISCONTINUED EARLY MONDAY. 
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AT 800 PM PDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE-E WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 102.3 WEST OR VERY NEAR
LAZARO CARDENAS MEXICO.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...AND
A TURN TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND THE
DEPRESSION COULD DEGENERATE INTO A REMNANT LOW ON MONDAY.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.
 
THE DEPRESSION...OR ITS REMNANTS...IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ALONG THE COAST OF
SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 10
INCHES.  THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND
MUDSLIDES...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
 
REPEATING THE 800 PM PDT POSITION...18.1 N...102.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35
MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 1100 PM PDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 200
AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER RHOME
 
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