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Tropical Depression EIGHT-E (Text)

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT-E ADVISORY NUMBER   1
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP082009
800 PM PDT MON AUG 03 2009

...NEW TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC...
 
AT 800 PM PDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION EIGHT-E
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 11.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 122.7 WEST OR ABOUT
1135 MILES...1825 KM...SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22
KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECT TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...AND
THE DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT OR
TUESDAY. 
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.
 
...SUMMARY OF 800 PM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...11.9N 122.7W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 295 DEGREES AT 14 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
200 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER BRENNAN
 
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