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Tropical Depression OLAF (Text)

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION OLAF ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   EP182009
200 AM PDT SAT OCT 03 2009
 
...OLAF WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...

AT 200 AM PDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION OLAF
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 117.2 WEST OR ABOUT
310 MILES...500 KM...WEST OF CABO SAN LAZARO MEXICO.
 
THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 3 MPH...6 KM/HR. A
TURN TO THE NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
TODAY. ON THIS TRACK...OLAF OR ITS REMNANTS SHOULD BE CROSSING THE
CENTRAL PORTION OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  WEAKENING IS FORECAST AND OLAF SHOULD BECOME A REMNANT LOW
WITHIN 36 HOURS.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CENTRAL
BAJA PENINSULA AND PORTIONS OF SONORA IN NORTHWESTERN MEXICO.
 
...SUMMARY OF 200 AM PDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...24.1N 117.2W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH OR 10 DEGREES AT 3 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
800 AM PDT.
 
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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI/BEVEN
 
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